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After low attendance, Charles Mingus tried to throw acid at someone attending the festival. This fueled the violence after people were not let into the sold out festival. state police and national guard had to come. The citizens were rioting, and many were arrested. -
The Nixon-Kennedy debate was the first televised presidential debate in America. On September 26, 1960, Nixon and Kennedy's debate was in Illinois, Chicago. Almost 70 million people watched the live broadcast. Before the debate, Nixon was in the lead. But after, JFK was in the lead. -
On November 22, 1963, Kennedy and his wife were a part of a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. At 12:30pm, when they were around the Dealey Plaza, Kennedy was shot in the neck, and then a moment later in the head, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was declared dead at 1:00pm. -
The Beatles first appeared on live television in February 9, 1964. They were on The Ed Sullivan show, in New York city. Around 73 million people watched the show, making it one of the most watched appearances in America. -
After 2 alleged attacks, President Johnson was given the permission to do whatever he thought necessary. This was the start of the Vietnam War. -
Operation Rolling Thunder was a bombing campaign. The goal was to force Ho Chi Minh to stop trying to take over south vietnam. It lasted three years. -
The March on the Pentagon was a protest against the war. 682 people were arrested, and there was many injuries due to how violent the police were. It was the first national protest against war. -
During Vietnam, American soldiers went into the village of My Lai, and killed unarmed old men, children, and women. Over 500 people were killed. A lot of rape and torture was also happening. when the public found out, it fueled the anti-war sentiment. -
Woodstock was a 3 day music festival in New York, it is the biggest music event in history. Around 400,000 people attended Woodstock, it was known as being 3 days of peace and music, an escape from the vietnam war and civil rights movement. -
Due to the bands creative differences, Paul Mccartney decided to leave the band. -
Roe vs. Wade was a court case about abortion. It started afte Norma McCorvey instituted federal action against Henry Wade. Roe's argument is that women should be able to terminate a pregnancy at any time, the court disagreed with this. The court wanted to regulate abortion, "with regard to the fetus" which is 24 weeks. -
During a Vietnam war protest, there were 9 injured, and 4 killed students from Kent State University, after the Ohio national guard shot at them. This caused a student led protest, that led to colleges across the US to temporarily close.