60's Timeline

  • First airing of the Flintstones

    First airing of the Flintstones
    Introduced to American audiences on ABC
  • President Kennedy is elected

    President Kennedy is elected
    The youngest President to ever get elected
  • Russians send first man into space

    Russians send first man into space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.
  • 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
  • Berlin Wall is constructed

    Berlin Wall is constructed
    The Soviet Union built a wall around west berlin
  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies
    Sex symbol of the 50s-60s
  • James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
    First African-American to register at Ole Miss
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    Soviet Union put nukes in Cuba
  • Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" Speech

    Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" Speech
    March on Washington Speech
  • John F. Kennedy is Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy is Assassinated
    Last President to get assassinated
  • The Beatles arrive in the US

    The Beatles arrive in the US
    First boy band to come to US
  • Malcolm X assassnated

    Malcolm X assassnated
    The civil Rights Leader shot
  • Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
    First African-American to become a supreme court justice
  • San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins

    San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins
    The social phenomenon of the 60s, young people dressed as hippies
  • First NFL Football Super Bowl

    First NFL Football Super Bowl
    First Super Bowl game played
  • Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Muhammed Ali refuses military service
    Refused military service based on his religion
  • Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's album

    Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's album
    *th album released by the Beatles
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    Major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the war in Vietnam
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
    Civil Rights Leader shot and killed
  • Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    Robert Kennedy is assassinated
    Brother of JFK and former attorney general gets killed
  • Richard Nixon is Elected

    Richard Nixon is Elected
    Resigned as President due to Watergate Scandal
  • Stonewall Riots

    Stonewall Riots
    Gay community protest in response to a police raid.
  • American Astronauts land on the moon

    American Astronauts land on the moon
    Americans became the first to land on the moon
  • Woodstock Music Festival

    Woodstock Music Festival
    Music and art festival in Bethel NY