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The USSR send the Yuri Gagarin into space making him the first man to ever make it to space. -
The SNCC is formed as a way for young people to get involved with the civil rights movement. -
The first Presidential debate is televised between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy -
The first airing of the hit cartoon the Flintstones. -
John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th president of the united states -
A wall is constructed in Berlin Germany separating Capitalist West Germany and communist East Germany. -
On October 1st 1961 Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's famous single season batting record, -
The SDS issued a non-ideological call for participatory democracy, based on non-violent civil disobedience and the idea that individual citizens could help make the social decisions that determined their quality of life. -
The famous Maryline Monroe passes away at age 36. -
James Merideth become the first African American to attend Ole Miss. -
An American spy plane captured images of Nuclear missiles being brought into Cuba supplied by the soviet union which further fueled the Cold War. -
Kennedy is assassinated in 1963 in Dallas Texas. -
The first movie depicting James bond "Dr. No" is released in the US. -
Martin Luther king delivers his famous I have a dream speech. -
British Rock Band The Beatles arrive in the US for the first time leading to a huge takeover of their music in the US. -
The Beatles make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show which was one of the biggest television programs at the time. -
New York hosts its world fair which ran for 2 six month periods -
Lyndon B. Johnson beats Goldwater in the 1964 election. -
The Civil rights activist is killed in New York -
The Watts Race Riots take place after Stepbrothers Marquette and Ronald Frye were pulled over and one failed a sobriety test this led to an altercation that spiraled out of control leading to the riots. -
The first episode of the famous Star trek series airs. -
A large gathering of the hippy sub culture in San Francisco Promoting peace, love, and happiness. -
The first Super Bowl for the NFL. -
Muhammed Ali refuses to join the military. -
the Beatles release their new album Sgt. Peppers lonely Hearts Club Band which was a big change in their style of music moving over from pop rock to more psychedelic rock and more experimental music. -
Thurgood Marshall became the first black person appointed to the supreme court. -
In 1968 during the Vietnam war the north Vietnamese army launched a massive attack on all the major cities across Vietnam. -
The hero of the civil rights movement Martin Luther king jr. is assassinated on april 4th 1968. -
Robert Kennedy brother of John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles California -
A group of protestors gather to voice their views against the Vietnam war at the democratic national convention. -
The Psychedelic drug LSD is made illegal by the US government -
Richard Nixon is elected as the 37th President of the United States. -
The Altamont festival is hosted by the rolling stones and was a complete disaster leading to many injured and some dead. -
The stonewall riots were between police and LGBTQ+ protesters. -
In 1969 US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the moon. -
The three day long festival attended mainly by the progressive youth which lasted three days.