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Newport Jazz Festival
This was held at Newport casino. Over 13 thousand people attended -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
This was the first-ever presidential debate on TV. -
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 Beatle's first live TV show. Over 70 million people watched. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This gave the president more authority to get involved in Vietnam. -
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
This was a march against the Vietnam War. It had over 100,000 attendees. -
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
39 people died, and 34 were black people. This was the most dangerous riot after King's death. -
Woodstock
This was a music festival in 1969. It was one of the largest musical festivals in history. -
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
This was not made formal until 1974 -
Kent State Protest
The Kent state shooting was the Ohio National guard killing 4 unarmed protestors and wounding 9. -
Roe vs. Wade
This was a court case that let people choose to have an abortion and was overturned recently.