60s Timeline

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    Newport Jazz Festival

    Organized by Elaine and Louis Lorillard as the first jazz festival. Held in Rhode Island.
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Took place in Chicago, moderated by Howard K. Smith

  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The first televised music experience.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Lyndon B. Johnson's measures to protect US forces and Allies in Southeast Asia.
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    Operation Rolling Thunder

    US's bombing plan against North Vietnam
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    A massive protest against the Vietnam War.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre

    US war crimes in which innocent, unarmed civilians were murdered.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Approximately 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park.
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    Woodstock

    Woodstock was a massive music festival held on a dairy farm in New York. The festival was of extreme cultural significance.
  • Trial of the Chicago 8

    Trial of the Chicago 8

    Held accountable for the riots at the National Democratic Center.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    The national guard opened fire on Vietnam protesters
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    Supreme Court case that acknowledged a woman's right to an abortion.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up

    The band stopped working together because of differences in creative ideas, financial hardships, and the death of their managers.