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60s Era Timeline

  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    Newport turned into a battle zone as thousands of people shut out of the sold-out shows wandered the Newport streets
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
    Nixon refused to make up for the first debate subsequently his facial stubble showed prominently on the black and white television screens at the time
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    On Friday, November 22, 1963, John F. Kenned the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
    he Beatles made their first live U.S. television appearance More than 70 million Americans gathered around their televisions to watch four young men from Liverpool make history
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 2 March 196
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    The March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War on October 21, 1967 and the protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memoria
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed during the Vietnam War
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protest activities against the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    the most famous of the 1960s rock festivals and Its full name was The Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    raised questions about the First Amendment and exposed a culture clash in America.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    On 10 April 1970, McCartney said in a press release that he was no longer working with the group, which sparked a widespread media reaction and worsened the tensions between him and his bandmates
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    The Kent State shootings resulted in the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard, on the Kent State University campus
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protects a pregnant individual's liberty to have an abortion.