60's By ushistoryprez Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1970 Long Hair Sep 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy vs Richard Nixon Period: Apr 12, 1961 to 1970 Space Travel Apr 17, 1961 Bay Of Pigs Invasion Aug 16, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis 1963 Lava Lamp Creation Nov 18, 1963 Push button telephone Nov 22, 1963 The Assassination Of John F Kennedy 1964 First Computer Mouse Jan 8, 1964 War on Poverty Feb 26, 1964 Revenue act of 1964 Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Nov 3, 1964 Lyndon B Johnson vs Berry Goldwater Dec 29, 1964 Bell Bottoms Period: 1965 to 1971 Psychedelic Rock Jun 7, 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 1966 Dramatic random-access memory Period: Jan 1, 1966 to Jan 1, 1970 Free Love Period: 1967 to 1975 Hippie Stype Jan 30, 1968 The Tet Offensive In Vietnam Apr 4, 1968 The Assassination Of Martin Luther King Jr Nov 5, 1968 Hubert Humphrey vs Richard Nixon 1969 CD invented Feb 24, 1969 Tinker vs Des Moines