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1st debate aired on national television
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated in an open aired car, during a parade in Dallas, Texas in 1963.
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A British band called "The Beatles" appeared in America for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show. 73 million people were said to have watched the first showing.
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This document gave president Nixon the right to increase US involvement in the Vietnam War
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Operation Rolling Thunder was meant to be an 8 week bombing campaign during the war in Vietnam
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Bob Dylan used an electric guitar for the first time and was literally boo'd off stage.
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Vietnam protestors peacefully protested on the lawn of the pentagon and were met with soldiers and police. Over 700,000 participated
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Trial for 8 anti war activists that were arrested for peacefully protesting.
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US troops entered MaI Lai and killed 504 Vietnamese Civilians. Claiming to kill 128 Viet-Cong during the operation to cover up the massacre.
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10,000 protested during the convention and were met by more than twice that many police and National Guardsmen. Chicago police beat a young boy and were met by protester brutality.
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The US put the first man on the moon.
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Woodstock was a music festival in New York, that featured artists from the likes of Jimi Hendrix. Woodstock was centered around sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Hundreds of thousands attended, most were hippies.
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Many say the beatles split up because of John Lennons drifting from the band because of his new wife Yoko Ono.
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The Ohio National Guard shot unarmed students for protesting. 4 were killed and nine were injured.
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Roe v. Wade ruled that women had the right to an abortion
