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Newport Jazz Festival
This an annual American Jazz festival that is widely loved and very well known, it was widely released on VHS, DVD, Vinyl, and cd. Many bands performed such as Muddy Waters, and Nina Simone. The festival still happens to this day and is still very popular. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
Nixon's and Kennedy's debate was the first presidential debate ever broadcasted on tv, Nixon actually refused to wear makeup for the first debate, subsequently, his facial stubble was very prominent and he actually started sweating under the studio lights. It was broadcasted by WBBM-TV, Chicago. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Kennedy was shot dead while attending a parade in Dallas, He was riding in a convertible when this happened leading to the new common sense of not putting presidents in convertibles. He was the youngest president to ever be assassinated, and the youngest to assume the presidency. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
This was the Beatle's first-ever live television U.S. appearance. Thousand of Americans gathered around their televisions to watch as four men from Liverpool made history. This is what was also gonna cement the Beatles as the world's most popular band at the time. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Resolution was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, it authorized the president to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States" -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. -
March on the Pentagon
The march was a large protest against the Vietnam War with more than 100,000 attendees marching together by the Lincoln Memorial. Later, 50,000 people marched to the Pentagon where a confrontation with armed paratroopers took place. -
Mai Lai Massacre
This was a war crime committed by the United States which involved a mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by the United States Army in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
With Martin Luther King Kr Jr's death Racial tensions climbed to unprecedented levels, Police riots occurred right in front of the Democratic Convention headquarters which was broadcasted live and would coin the term "the whole world is watching". -
Woodstock
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly known as just Woodstock, was a music festival where everyone could escape into music and spread love and peace around, Many famous artists would make their appearances here such as Jimi Hendrix. -
Chicago 8 Trial
Following the Democratic riots, 8 men were arrested for conspiracy to incite the riot, and the case would be eventually dismissed by the prosecution leading to their freedom. -
Kent State Protest
The Protest was a small protest with Ohio state university students, what was supposed to be a small protest turned into a massacre as members of the Ohio National Guard fired into the crowd killing 4 people and injuring 9 others. This would later be known as the Kent State massacre. -
Roe vs. Wade
This was a landmark supreme court case in which the court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protects a pregnant individual's liberty to have an abortion. -
The Beatles Break Up
McCartney would say in a press release that he was no longer working with the group, which sparked a widespread media reaction and worsened tension with his bandmates, The decision was not formalized until December of 1974. This led to the biggest breakup of bands in history at this point.