60's Timeline Assignment

  • New York World’s Fair begins

    New York World’s Fair begins

    A grand opening happened and containing about 200,000 people.
  • SNCC formed

    SNCC formed

    The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was made during the civil rights movement by a student committee to create nonviolent tactics.
  • First televised Presidential debate

    First televised Presidential debate

    The first televised presidential debate took place in Chicago, Illinois between JFK and Richard Nixon.
  • First airing of “The Flintstones”

    First airing of “The Flintstones”

    The Flinstones aired for the first time during the 60's.
  • President Kennedy is elected

    President Kennedy is elected

    JFK was elected for the 44th presidential election in the U.S.
  • Russians send the first man into space

    Russians send the first man into space

    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first person to travel into outer space and completed one orbit around the Earth.
  • Berlin Wall is constructed

    Berlin Wall is constructed

    30 miles of barbed wire was constructed in order to forbid East Berlin citizens to go through West Berlin.
  • 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

    Roger Maris hits his 61st home run which breaks the record for the most home runs during a season.
  • SDS releases its Port Huron statement

    SDS releases its Port Huron statement

    A statement was written by the SDS members for the groups first national convention.
  • Stonewall riots

    Stonewall riots

    The stonewall riots consisted of people in the gay community responding to a police raid in NYC.
  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn was 36 years old and was found dead due to an overdose.
  • James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    James Meredeth was the first African-American student to enroll at Ole Miss.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    A confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which took place during the Cold War
  • Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

    Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

    Johnson (Democrat) defeats Goldwater (Republican) with the largest share of the popular vote.
  • “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

    “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

    Sean Connery stars as James Bond and the first part of the series is released in many different parts of the world.
  • Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

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

    MLK gave a speech during the march on Washington for Jobs which called for civil and economic rights.
  • John F Kennedy is assassinated

    John F Kennedy is assassinated

    JFK was killed when riding a presidential motorcade in Dallas Texas.
  • The Beatles arrive in the United States

    The Beatles arrive in the United States

    The Beatles arrive at the JFK airport from London.
  • The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

    The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

    The Beatles make an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS and was seen by 73 million people.
  • The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    In Tracy, California, the Rolling Stones was hosting a free concert that contained at least 300,000 people.
  • Malcolm X assassinated

    Malcolm X assassinated

    Malcolm X was a minister in the '60s and was assassinated in Audubon Ballroom.
  • Watts race riots

    Watts race riots

    When Marquette Frye was arrested due to suspicion of being intoxicated while driving, large riots broke out.
  • “Star Trek” TV show airs

    “Star Trek” TV show airs

  • Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

    Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

    This is the 8th studio album that they released which took at least 27 weeks to make.
  • San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    30,000 people came together as a formation of the council.
  • First NFL Football Super Bowl

    First NFL Football Super Bowl

    The first Superbowl consisted of the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles
  • Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Ali refused to join the military due to religious reasons which causes his title to be taken away, suspension from boxing, jail time, and a $10,000 dollar fine.
  • Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Thurgood was the first African American justice to serve in the Supreme court. He was nominated by president at the time, Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

    LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

    LSD was illegalized due to its potential to be abused.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    A series of attacks by the North Vietnamese against South Vietnamese. The North was able to gain control over the South.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    MLK was shot and killed in Memphis, TN when standing outside of his motel.
  • Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles, California
  • Woodstock concert

    Woodstock concert

    Woodstock concert is a music festival thrown on a dairy farm in New York
  • Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

    Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

    These protests were against the Vietnam War and had several groups.
  • Richard Nixon is elected

    Richard Nixon is elected

    Richard Nixon was elected and ran for the Republican party.
  • American astronauts land on the moon

    American astronauts land on the moon

    Neil Armstrong and Buz Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon. They wanted to take a leading role in space achievement.