60s Era Timeline

By Gracie_Morris
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival

    The Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was on June 30, July 1, 2, 3, and 4. It was at the Freebody Park in Newport, Rhode Island.
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    The debates between Nixon and Kennedy were the first debates that were shown on TV.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The car was passing the Texas School Book Depository when President Kennedy was shot in the neck. He received a second shot to the skull which immediately killed 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

    During the show, they performed "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There," and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

  • March on the Pentagon

  • Mai Lai Massacre

  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

  • Woodstock

  • Chicago 8 Trial

  • Kent State Protest

  • Roe vs. Wade

  • The Beatles Break Up