60's timeline By cleisner19 1960 SNCC formed Sep 26, 1960 First televised presidential election Sep 30, 1960 Flintstones Nov 8, 1960 JFK elected Apr 12, 1961 Russians send first man to space Aug 4, 1961 Marlyn Monroe dies Aug 13, 1961 Berlin wall construction Sep 26, 1961 Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record Jun 15, 1962 SDS releases its Port Huron statement Oct 1, 1962 Meredith registers at ole miss Oct 5, 1962 First James Bond movie Oct 16, 1962 missle crisis Aug 28, 1963 i have a dream Feb 9, 1964 beatles appear on ed sulivan Apr 22, 1964 NY worlds fair begins Nov 3, 1964 johnson defeats goldwater Feb 21, 1965 Malcom X assaainated Aug 11, 1965 watts race riots May 30, 1966 LSD declaired illegal Sep 8, 1966 Star Trek airs Jan 14, 1967 San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins Jan 15, 1967 first super bowl Apr 28, 1967 Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service May 26, 1967 release of sgt. peppers lonely hearts club Jun 13, 1967 Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court Jan 31, 1968 tet offensive Aug 26, 1968 Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention Jan 20, 1969 nixon elected Aug 15, 1969 woodstock Dec 6, 1969 The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
