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Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and her husband, Louis Lorillard, financed it for many years. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois. The debate was moderated by Howard K. Smith of CBS with Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins and Bob Fleming as panelists. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while riding in an open-top limousine through Dallas, Texas. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, who fired from a window of the Texas School Book Depository. The Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination, concluded that Oswald acted alone. However, many subsequent investigations and surveys have suggested the possibility of a conspiracy or cover-up -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
Sixty years ago, on February 9, 1964, four lads from Liverpool took to the stage for their first televised performance in America, forever altering the course of music history. The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was a cultural earthquake that rippled throughout America. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, passed by Congress on August 7, 1964, authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to take "all necessary measures" to defend U.S. forces and allies in Southeast Asia. This resolution was a result of reported attacks on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. It effectively gave the President broad authority to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War without a formal declaration of war. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a bombing campaign conducted by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marines against North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. The operation aimed to weaken North Vietnam's ability to support the insurgency in South Vietnam and pressure them into peace negotiations. -
March on the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon was a major anti-Vietnam War protest that took place on October 21, 1967, in Washington, D.C. Approximately 70,000-100,000 people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial and marched towards the Pentagon, facing confrontations with military personnel. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. -
Woodstock
Woodstock, officially named the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, was a massive music festival held in Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18, 1969. Attracting an estimated 500,000 people, it became a pivotal moment in pop culture, symbolizing the counterculture movement of the 1960s. The event, billed as "An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace and Music," featured a lineup of iconic artists like Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Who. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Riots. On August 28, 1968, around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held. At approximately 3:30 pm, a young man lowered the American flag that was in the park. -
Chicago 8 Trial
The Chicago Eight (later Chicago Seven) trial was a landmark case in American legal and political history, stemming from the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The defendants, anti-war activists, were charged with conspiracy and inciting riots at the convention, which saw clashes between protesters and law enforcement. -
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles' breakup was a multifaceted event with numerous contributing factors, including creative differences, managerial issues, and personal changes within the band members. The band's break-up is often traced to the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, in 1967, and the subsequent power struggle over business matters. -
Kent State Protest
On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, killing four students and wounding nine. This event, known as the Kent State shootings, became a pivotal moment in American history, sparking widespread protests and student strikes across the country. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe v. Wade (1973) was a landmark Supreme Court case that established a woman's right to an abortion, finding that state laws banning or restricting it were unconstitutional. The ruling, based on the right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment, effectively legalized abortion nationwide. In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion.