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60's Timeline Assignment

  • SNCC formed

    SNCC formed

    committee formed to stop violence and riots
  • First airing of “The Flintstones”

    First airing of “The Flintstones”

    the famous cartoon aired for the first time based on cavemen.
  • First televised Presidential debate

    First televised Presidential debate

    Most believe it was 1960 Nixon V. Kennedy, in fact it was earlier. Adlai Stevenson challenged incumbent Republican president Dwight Eisenhower
  • President John F. Kennedy Elected

    President John F. Kennedy Elected

    the 44th President is elected to office in the US
  • Russians send the first man into space

    Russians send the first man into space

    Yury Gagarin first human in space, he's Russian tho, so like L
  • Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record

    Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record

    Baseball dude
  • Berlin Wall Constructed

    Berlin Wall Constructed

    On the night of August 12-13, East German Soldiers laid down 30 miles of barbed wire.
  • SDS releases its Port Huron statement

    SDS releases its Port Huron statement

    A statement establishing the need for unity on peace instead of rioting and protest.
  • James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    First Black Student at Major University, riots followed.
  • Marilyn Monroe Dies

    Marilyn Monroe Dies

    Famous Actress Marilyn Monroe Dies
  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    Cuban Missle Crisis

    Russians ship missiles and plant them in Communist-controlled Cuba in order to threaten the US
  • “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

    “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

    Super SPYYYYYYYYYY
  • Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

    Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

    A famous speech that was given by Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington.
  • President John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    President John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    the 44th President of the united states is shot and killed on parade.
  • The Beatles Arrive in the US.

    The Beatles Arrive in the US.

    The Famous British Boy Band makes their way State-Side
  • The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

    The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

    the famous band performs on the Ed Sullivan show, televised
  • New York World’s Fair begins

    New York World’s Fair begins

    Big fair, less carousels though, more art
  • Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

    Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

    Lyndon B. Johnson elected in a landslide vote
  • Malcolm X Assassinated

    Malcolm X Assassinated

    Famous civil rights activist Malcolm X is killed.
  • Watts race riots

    Watts race riots

    race riots, yep
  • LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

    LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

    Yep, drugs, very bad bad
  • “Star Trek” TV show airs

    “Star Trek” TV show airs

    pew pew, blasters, beam me up Scotty
  • San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    Hippies, and pot, Need I say more?
  • First NFL Football Super Bowl

    First NFL Football Super Bowl

    First NFL National Championship Football Game.
  • Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Cassius Clay refuses military service due to his religious background.
  • The Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper Album

    The Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper Album

    Music, yay, I guess
  • Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court

    First Black supreme court justice appointed to Supreme Court
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    Coordinated attacks by the North Vietnamese against the north to cripple the Souths Rebellion
  • Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    Civil Rights Activist MLK shot dead in Memphis Tennesee
  • Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    The Politician Brother of John F. Kennedy is shot and killed.
  • Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

    Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

    protests over candidate votes.
  • President Nixon Elected

    President Nixon Elected

    46th President of the United States Elected
  • Stonewall riots

    Stonewall riots

    Civil rights for gay people turned into a Riot, riot turned violent
  • American Astronauts Land On The Moon

    American Astronauts Land On The Moon

    The first successful landing of humans on the moon. American Humans
  • Woodstock Concert

    Woodstock Concert

    More hippies, more oregano, or at least that's what they called it
  • The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    somebody died because the Hells Angels were hired as security, so like, oops