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Newport Jazz Festival's first show was in 1954 and every year since then has been done. Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. -
The Nixon-Kennedy Debates changed the way we do presidential campaigns now. The debate streamed on everyone's live television for the first time in history and was viewed by 70 million people. -
President Kennedy was assassinated riding through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. He was in a convertible with an open top, after this incident, we no longer put our presidents in open-top cars. The assassination was caught on live television. -
On the 9th of February, the Beatles were shown on the Ed Sullivan Show and had over 73 million people gathered in front of their TVs. This was their first performance on U.S. soil which made this deal even bigger for the people of America. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the President authority to increase the U.S. involvement in the war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam. This event is known as one of the turning points in the Vietnam War. -
Operation Rolling Thunder started on March 2nd,1965 and it didn't end until November 2nd, 1968. The operation was a series of attacks on Vietnam. -
The march on the Pentagon included over 100,000 individuals. The march was against the Vietnam War and people were furious. -
The trial was for 8 men who were antiwar activeness. During a protest in August, they were arrested for conspiring to incite the riot. They were taken to trial because of this. -
Mai Lai was a massacre that killed over 400 unarmed villagers during the Vietnam War. There is now a memorial for all the people who lost their lives that day. -
It was a series of protests, some of them being recorded on live television. People were protesting for no war because they were anti-war people. The iconic chant during these times was, "The whole world is watching." -
Woodstock was a music and art festival that lasted three whole days. There were over 400,000 people during those three days. Woodstock is still known as the largest music festival in history. -
The Beatles performed their last show together in January 1969. Many people believe that the leading cause of their split was their manager passing away in 1967. He kept them together like glue and as time went on, they started to branch off. -
Members of the Ohio National Guard killed 4 college students and injured 9 others. More than 60 shots were made that day causing grief and pain to the unarmed students. -
Roe vs. Wade was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled about abortions.