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The SNCC coordinated nonviolent youth-led protests against segregation and racism. -
The first televised presidential debate was between Kennedy and Nixon. -
"The Flintstones" became the first primetime cartoon, airing from 1960 to 1966. -
The race was one of the closest elections in history, Kennedy only getting 118,000 more votes than Nixon. -
The Soviet Union sent Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin on the Vostok 1 capsule and completed a full orbit around earth. -
Became a symbol of the Cold War for being a manifestation of the world's separation into two different ruling ideologies. -
On this day, Roger Maris hit his 61st homerun, passing Babe Ruth's 60. -
This statement was 25,700 words calling for the participation in democracy, with non-violent disobedience and the idea citizens can help make social decisions. -
On this day she died from self-administered overdose of sedative drugs, possibly being a purposeful suicide. -
On this day, he became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi, while being guarded by security 24 hours a day. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous and very direct confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War where the world almost cam e to nuclear war. -
The movie first appeared in the UK on October 5, 1962, but would reach the US May 8, 1963 premiering in 450 cinemas primarily in the Mid and Southwest. -
Dr. King on this day gave a massive speech in Washington D.C. calling for civil and economic rights and the end of racism. -
On this day, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald while he was riding in a presidential motorcade. -
On this day, the Beatles arrived at John F. Kennedy airport in New York while be greeted by thousands of loud fans. -
At 8 'o clock, all of America, about 73 million Americans, were tuned in to The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS to watch The Beatles perform. -
On this day, Johnson won in a landslide with a 61.1% popular vote, the largest share of popular vote since 1820. -
On this day, Malcolm X was murdered during a speech in Manhattan in the Audubon Ballroom. -
On this day, the first New York World's Fair was held to promote a connection and international community. -
The Watts Riot took place in Watts neighborhood and the surrounding Los Angeles area, with thew goal to end discrimination in the local housing, employment, and schooling. -
On this day, one of the most iconic tv shows ever aired, with the inspiration coming from space being due to the space race occurring during this time. -
On this day, over 100,000 people gathered dressed in hippie fashion and behavior in the San Francisco neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. -
The first NFL Super Bowl was between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs, with the Packers winning 35-10. -
Muhammad Ali was inducted into the US Armed forces, but said his religion forbade him from serving, causing him to have his boxing title stripped from him along with a $10k fine and a 5 year prison sentence. -
This album released as their eighth studio album, which is still considered today to be one of the most influential rock and roll albums of all time. -
In 69 -11 confirmation vote by the US Senate, Marshall became the first African American member of the Supreme Court, and the first non-white justice. -
North Vietnam and the Communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
MLK was shot dead while he was standing outside on the second-floor balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Robert Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles while after leaving the podium. He was mortally wounded and died nearly 25 hours later. -
The Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protest activists against the Vietnam War that took place before the convention. -
The US on this day despite considering the drug non-addictive and low potential for abuse, the US made it illegal as part of the 'War on Drugs'. -
Nixon defeated Huber Humphrey by less than one percentage point in the popular vote. -
The Stonewall Riots followed several days of demonstrations in New York and became the first major protest for equal rights of homosexuality. -
On this day, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz: Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. -
Woodstock was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where an estimated 400,000 people attended with some of the most famous artists coming out to perform. -
About 300,000 people gathered at the Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California to see the Rolling Stones perform a free concert that was considered to be the 'Woodstock West'.