60s Era Timeline

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  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
    The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place.

  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Granted President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to take any necessary measures to defend US forces and deter aggression in Southeast Asia.

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

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    From Liverpool four guya took to the stage for their first televised performance in America.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    The operation aimed to put pressure on North Vietnam's communist leaders, reduce their capacity to wage war.

  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    The Beatles disbanded in 1970 due to a combination of factors, including John Lennon's departure, creative differences between band members, and the death of their manager Brian Epstein.

  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    It was a major anti-Vietnam War protest held.

  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime committed.

  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    Around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held.

  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly known as Woodstock, was a three-day music festival held in Bethel, New York.

  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    It was a highly publicized 1969-1970 trial of eight anti-war activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    During a protest against the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, members of the Ohio National Guard.

  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    Roe v. Wade was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case decided in 1973 that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.