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The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas -
Newport Jazz Festival
academic panel discussions and featured live musical performances. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" -
March on the Pentagon
demonstration against the Vietnam War -
Mai Lai Massacre
United States war crime committed -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre -
Chicago 8 Trial
eight radicals accused of conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. -
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair -
Kent State Protest
The Kent State shootings were the killing of four and wounding of nine -
Roe vs. Wade
the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion. -
The Beatles Break Up
stopped being a band