1960s

By connorw
  • First televised debate

    First televised debate

    This debate features JFK and is likely the reason he won
  • First flintstones airing

    First flintstones airing

    First popular cartoon
  • JFK elected

    JFK elected

    JFK was elected this day. JFK beat Nixon
  • First russian in space

    First russian in space

    First successful mission into space
  • Berlin wall constructed

    Berlin wall constructed

    Eastern Germany separated from the rest. Meant to keep American influence out.
  • Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruths record

    Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruths record

    Home run record broken
  • SDS port huron statement

    SDS port huron statement

    Democratic society manifesto for students
  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies

    A famous actress Marilyn Monroe dies. Died due to overdose.
  • James Meredith registers at ole miss

    James Meredith registers at ole miss

    First african american student at ole miss.
  • Cuban missile crisis

    Cuban missile crisis

    The war between USA and communism escalated. Cuba obtained nuclear missiles from USSR.
  • First James Bond movie premiers

    First James Bond movie premiers

    This movie was titled Dr. No and is about a spy
  • I have a dream speech

    I have a dream speech

    Most famous civil rights speech
  • JFK assasinated

    JFK assasinated

    JFK killed in his car. Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • Johnson defeats Goldwater

    Johnson defeats Goldwater

    Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Goldwater in presidential election
  • Beatles on Ed Sullivan

    Beatles on Ed Sullivan

    The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan's popular television show
  • Beatles arrive in US

    Beatles arrive in US

    A very popular band arrives in America. This has a major impact on American culture.
  • Malcolm X killed

    Malcolm X killed

    Civil rights activist assassinated
  • Stonewall riots

    Stonewall riots

    Protests for gay rights.
  • Watts race riots

    Watts race riots

    Race riots due to the arrest of Marcus Frye
  • Astronauts on the moon

    Astronauts on the moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. The is part of the Apollo 11 mission.
  • Star Trek airs

    Star Trek airs

    Popular space tv show
  • Summer of love begins

    Summer of love begins

    American counterculture movement. San Francisco movement for communal utopia.
  • First superbowl

    First superbowl

    First football national championship.
  • Mohammed Ali refuses to serve

    Mohammed Ali refuses to serve

    Famous boxer protests the draft
  • SGT Pepper album released

    SGT Pepper album released

    This album was first released in the UK. This is the first album to blend songs together.
  • SNCC formed

    SNCC formed

    Committee for students against violence
  • Tet offensive

    Tet offensive

    A campaign that lead to major escalation of the Vietnam war. This lead to a major decrease in American morale
  • MLK assasinated

    MLK assasinated

    civil rights activist was assasinated
  • NY world fair

    NY world fair

    World fair that took place in New York
  • Robert Kennedy killed

    Robert Kennedy killed

    Robert Kennedy a relative of JFK is assassinated. He was a senator and held similar views to JFK.
  • Thurgood Marshall nominated

    Thurgood Marshall nominated

    New supreme court justice nominated. Nominated by President Johnson
  • Protests at democratic national convention

    Protests at democratic national convention

    Protests of the Vietnam war
  • LSD made illegal

    LSD made illegal

    Drug now considered illegal
  • Nixon elected

    Nixon elected

    Nixon was elected after losing to JFK before. Nixon was the last president of the 60s.
  • woodstock concert

    woodstock concert

    Concerts that involved lots of drug use and progressive views.
  • Altamont music festival

    Altamont music festival

    music festival hosted by rolling stones