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SNCC formed
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was founded in April 1960 by young people dedicated to nonviolent, direct action tactics. -
First televised Presidential debate
For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates—John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon—is shown on television. -
First Airing of The Flintstones
It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960 to and was the first animated series to hold a prime-time slot on television. -
President Kennedy is Elected
Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was the Republican Nominee. -
Russians Send the First Man into Space
On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
It was a wall built between East and West Berlin in order to separate the two -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Peoples hearts were broken, and a man's life was changed forever. Roger Maris will forever be known as the man that took Babe Ruth's record. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society -
Marilyn Monroe Dies
Marilyn Monroe sadly passed away due to a Barbiturate Overdose -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
James Meredith is the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war and this is when the two superpowers cam closet to nuclear war. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
With the release of Dr. No, North American people get their first look at James Bond the immortal character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series of novels played by Sean Connery -
Dr. Kings "I have a Dream" speech
The I have a dream speech by Dr. King was very motivating for people of color to bring us out of segregation -
John F. Kennedy is Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was Assassinated while in his third year as president by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was in Parkland, Texas in a convertible car while he got shot. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
The Beatles landed at JFK airport in New York where they were greeted by thousands of fans doing their first live show 2 nights later -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
Sullivan and his producers swiftly recognized that The Beatles were something monumental by the end of 1963. He made sure that their first live televised performance in the US would be on his show and the Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. -
New York World’s Fair begins
The theme of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City was "Peace Through Understanding". 650 acres of pavilions, public spaces and displays from exhibitors around the world -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Democratic United States President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee. -
Watts race riots
The Watts Riots was a large series of riots that broke out August 11, 1965, in the predominantly black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets. -
San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins
30,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They came to take part in poets Allen Ginsberg and writer Gary Synder's "Human Be-In" initiative. -
First NFL Superbowl
The Green Bay Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs where the Packers won 35-10 -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
When Ali arrived to be inducted in the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving. The cost for his refusal would prove to be drastic: the stripping of his heavyweight title, a suspension from boxing, a $10,000 fine, and a five-year prison sentence -
Beatles release Sgt. Peppers Album
it spent 27 weeks at number one on the Record Retailer chart in the United Kingdom and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LP's chart in the United States. -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
President Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to replace the retiring Justice Tom Clark, who left the Court after his son Ramsey Clark became Attorney General. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
Martin Luther King Jr's Assassination
MLK was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
Protest activity against the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
On October 24, 1968, possession of LSD was made illegal in the United States. -
Richard Nixon is Elected
Republican Challenger Richard Nixon defeated Democratic Competitor Hubert Humphrey. -
Robert Kennedy is Assassinated
Robert Kennedy was assassinated on June 6, 1969 by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles -
American Astronauts Land on The Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two humans to ever step foot on the moon and they did this during the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall riots were a series of demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. -
Woodstock Concert
The Woodstock Concert began on August 15, 1969, as half a million people waited on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the three-day music festival to start -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
About 300,000 gathered at the Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California to see the Rolling Stones perform a free concert that was seen as a Woodstock West.