60s Era Timeline

  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    The Newport Jazz Festival was a multi-day outdoor music festival dedicated to jazz music held in Newport, Rhode Island.
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
    The Nixon-Kennedy debate took place at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois. Howard K. Smith of CBS moderated the debate, which featured Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins, and Bob Fleming as panelists.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding a motorcycle. It is said that Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated Kennedy. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was immediately sworn in as the 36th president.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    The Beatles appeared for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. This appearance is widely considered a pivotal moment in American pop culture, marking the beginning of "Beatlemania".
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    It stated that "Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further aggression."
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    Operation Rolling Thunder was a bombing campaign conducted by the United States against North Vietnam.
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    The March on the Pentagon was a significant anti-Vietnam War protest that took place in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967. It was a major national demonstration against the war.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime. It was the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    The riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a three-day music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969 on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. It is still considered a significant cultural event.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    The Chicago 8 Trial was a trial of eight radicals accused of conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    The Beatles broke up due to a combination of factors. Some factors included conflict, differences, and they had different goals they wanted to achieve. John Lennon's departure in 1970 marked the official end of the band.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    The Kent State protest resulted from a tragic event where National Guardsmen opened fire on student protesters at Kent State University in Ohio on May 4, 1970, killing four and wounding nine.
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    Roe vs Wade was a U.S. Supreme Court case that established a woman's right to have an abortion.