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SNCC formed
the wake of student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters across the South and became the major channel of student participation in the civil rights movement. -
First televised Presidential debate
between Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, in Chicago at the studios of CBS's WBBM-TV. It was moderated by Howard K. -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
The show's animation required a balance of visual as well as verbal storytelling that the studio created and others imitated. The continuing popularity of The Flintstones rests heavily on its comparison of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. -
President Kennedy Elected
John, F. Kennedy was elected as the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest person to be elected to the office at age 43. -
Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. His vehicle, Vostok 1 circled Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour with the flight lasting 108 minutes. Vostok's reentry was controlled by a computer. -
Berlin wall constructed
The berlin wall became a symbol of the cold war. The wall separated the 2 opposing ideologies. Democracy and Communism. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Rodger Maris was a baseball icon he hit 61 home runs during the 1961 season breaking Babe Ruth's MLB single-season home run record of 60 home runs at the time. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
it sharply challenged the nation's basic, bipartisan foreign policy: that every price must be paid, every effort made, to stop the global spread of racism. -
Marilyn Monroe dies
Marilyn Monroe was an American actor and a sex symbol for women in the US. She died by overdose at 36 years old. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
After Meredith registered at Ole Miss and got rejected he went to court to fight for his right to attend the school. After a major court battle, the supreme court ruled he could go. -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
expanding to the rest of the United Kingdom three days later. The North American premiere on 8 May 1963 was more low-profile, with 450 cinemas in Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States. -
Cuban missle crisis
It was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union. Kennedy was able to blockade Cuba from Russia -
Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
I have a dream speech was a prominent speech in the 1960s for civil rights. This speech gave African Americans the courage to protest for their freedom. -
John F kennedy is assasinated
John F Kennedy was the 35th president of the united states. He was known for being very progressive and being murdered by Lee Harvey Oswell. -
Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
Johnson beat Goldwater in the general election, winning over 61% of the popular vote, the highest percentage since the popular vote first became widespread in 1824. -
The beetles arrive in the United States
The Beatles arrived at John F Kennedy airport in New York, greeted by thousands of screaming fans. This Daily Mirror article documents Beatlemania crossing the Atlantic, as the band dubbed the Fab Four arrived to play their first concerts in America. -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
America tuned in to CBS and The Ed Sullivan Show. But this night was different. 73 million people gathered in front their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil. -
New York World’s Fair begins
World's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm X, a religious and civil rights leader, was assassinated during a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. Malcolm X was just 39 years old and left behind his wife, Betty Shabazz, and six young daughters. -
Watts race riots
Over the course of the six-day riot, over 14,000 California National Guard troops were mobilized in South Los Angeles and a curfew zone encompassing over forty-five miles was established in an attempt to restore public order. All told, the rioting claimed the lives of thirty-four people, and resulted in more than one thousand reported injuries. -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
LSD is considered to be non-addictive with low potential for abuse. Despite this, the US government made it illegal as part of the 'War on Drugs' after experimenting on people with it during MKULTRA. -
San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
The Summer of love was a hippie festival where people shared their utopian beliefs and their free spirit. It was one of many cities that had these hippie movements. -
First NFL Football Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl featured the National Football League champion Green Bay Packers against the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers comfortably won the game, 35-10. Green Bay secured the first-ever Super Bowl trophy, which was later named after their legendary head coach, Vince Lombardi. -
Beatles release Sgt. Pepper Album
The Beatles had brought the values of the counterculture into the mainstream. By breaking traditional rules about what a rock album should be, Sgt. Pepper gave other musicians new ideas and new attitudes to the approach of music. -
Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
Ali arrived to be inducted into the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving. He lost his heavyweight title and couldn't box for many years after that. -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshal was the first african american man who was a part of the supreme court. He ended state-sponsored segregation. -
Tet Offensive
The tet offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese armies against south vietnamese and American forces during the Vietnam War. These attacks resulted in heavy casualties. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination on April 4, 1968. -
Robert Kennedy is assasinated
Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated at the ambassador hotel in Los Angeles. The Assisnator was sirhan sirhan a Palestinian man angry about the support of Israel. -
Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
During the Democratic National Convention the protesters outside started fights with the police over the war in vietnam. -
Richard Nixon is elected
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the united states. He beat Hubert Humphrey from the democratic party. -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise. -
Stonewall riots
The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid. -
American Astronaut Land on moon.
Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon. He was joined by Aldrin 19 minutes later. The two spent about two hours together outside the lunar module, taking photographs and collecting 21.5 kg of lunar material to be tested back on Earth. -
Woodstock concert
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. This was the biggest hippie festival in the northeast. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
about 300,000 gathered at the Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California to see the Rolling Stones perform a free concert that was seen as a 'Woodstock West. ' It was also supposed to be a triumphant conclusion for the band that year, following their successful U.S. tour.