60 era

By eaholliday
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival

    This was held at Newport casino. Over 13 thousand people attended
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    This was the first-ever presidential debate on TV.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    This happened in Dallas, Texas and is believed to be done by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatle's first live TV show. Over 70 million people watched.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    This gave the president more authority to get involved in Vietnam.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    This was a war effort during Vietnam War. It failed and was thought through by the U.S
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    This was a march against the Vietnam War. It had over 100,000 attendees.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre

    The My Lai massacre was a war crime committed by U.S. with a leader letting out his rage on My Lai resulting in over 500 killed.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    39 people died, and 34 were black people. This was the most dangerous riot after King's death.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    This was a music festival in 1969. It was one of the largest musical festivals in history.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial

    Seven of the police officers were not charged, And they found 5 people guilty of starting riots across state lines.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up

    This was not made formal until 1974
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    The Kent state shooting was the Ohio National guard killing 4 unarmed protestors and wounding 9.
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    This was a court case that let people choose to have an abortion and was overturned recently.