60s Era

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debate (1st Televised)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debate (1st Televised)

    This was the first presidential debate that was televised. All debates have been televised since this one.
  • The Assignation of JFK

    The Assignation of JFK

    In Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy was in his car going through a crowd, and a "magic bullet" came through and shot him.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    73 million people came to see the Beatles.
  • Golf of Tonkin Resolution

    Golf of Tonkin Resolution

    Congress passed this resolution that gave the president the power to escalate the Vietnam War.
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    The March on the Pentagon was a Vietnam War protest.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    Around 400,000 people showed up for the Music and Art Fair in New York.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    Protests against the Vietnam War occurred on a school campus, escalating and causing people to open fire on college students.