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Newport Jazz Festival
very famous during the '60s and the first American form of music. -
September 26 1960
People who listened on the radio believed Nixon won while people who watched it on tv thought Kennedy won. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was shot twice in Dallas Texas. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
73 Million people watch the first Beatles live performance on US soil. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave President Johnson total power to declare war on Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The codename for an operation of repeatedly bombing Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
Over 100,000 people meet at the Lincoln Memorial and march across the Potomac River to the Pentagon and protested for Anti-war -
Mai Lai Massacre
The mass killing of around 500 unarmed villagers by the USA in Vietnam. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Protests that took place at the Chicago Democratic Convention against the Vietnam war. -
Woodstock
an opportunity to escape and spread peace. -
Chicago 8 Trial
a trial for 8 antiwar protesters charged with inciting violence. -
The Beatles Break Up
The Band The Beatles Break up. -
Kent State Protest
Protests at Kent State University where 4 college students were killed and 9 were injured. -
Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade was issued by the supreme court protecting women's rights.