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An annual American multi-day jazz music festival held in Newport, Rhode Island. -
The first televised presidential debate brought new criteria to the presidential candidates' campaigning. -
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. -
This live television debut was a pivotal moment watched by an estimated 73 million viewers and is credited with igniting Beatlemania. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized all necessary measures to retaliate against any armed attack on US forces to promote peace and security in Southeast Asia. -
A sustained bombing campaign launched by the United States against North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968. -
A massive demonstration against the Vietnam War. -
The mass killings of hundreds of unarmed civilians by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. -
Widespread protests and violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement were largely fueled by opposition to the Vietnam War and other social issues, including civil rights and racism. -
A musical festival held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. -
A group of eight men was arrested and put on trial for conspiring to incite a riot during the Democratic National Convention. -
The band's breakup was a gradual process spanning several years, with musical and business differences contributing to the eventual split. -
A protest in response to President Nixon's announcement of the US invasion of Cambodia, a move that escalated the Vietnam War. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion before the point of fetal viability.