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John F. Kennedy is elected as president in 1960 defeating Richard Nixon. -
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was formed in April 1960 in the wake of student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters across the South. -
The first ever televised presidential debate airs in 1960 with Nixon and Kennedy. -
In 1960 “The Flintstones” air their first episode and later become a very popular show. -
The Soviet Union beats the United States in the space race and send the first human into outer space. -
In 1961 East and West Germany were completely cut off from each other with the Berlin Wall. -
In 1961 Roger Maris hit home run number 61 on the last game of the season to break Babe Ruth's single-season record -
Student activists proposed a new form of “participatory democracy” to rescue modern society from destructive militarism and cultural alienation. -
Marilyn Monroe dies in her apartment after an apparent drug overdose. -
James Meredith became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. -
The first of many James Bond movies appear in 1962. -
The Soviet Union and the United States came close to a nuclear conflict during the Cold War. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial and became one of the most popular speeches for equality. -
When driving down a road in Dallas, Texas, JFK was shot and killed. -
British rock band "The Beatles" arrive in Kennedy Airport in 1964. -
In February of 1964, famous band The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show to perform. -
The first public demonstration of several lighting technologies that became common in the following years. -
The democratic runner for presidency in 1964 beats republic opponent Barry Goldwater. -
At age 39, Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City. -
Los Angeles police officer Lee Minikus tried to arrest Marquette Frye for driving drunk in the city's Watts neighborhood, let to a series of riots. -
Thousands of young people supported a hippie movement and branched away from social norms. -
The first NFL Superbowl takes place in 1967 in Los Angeles, where the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs. -
The Beatles released their eighth studio album in spring of 1967. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Due to religious beliefs Muhammad Ali refuses military service in 1967. -
The US declares LSD illegal in 1968 as it was viewed as a cultural threat. -
The Tet Offensive were coordinated attacks by the North Vietnamese armies during the 1968 Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968. -
After addressing campaign supporters Robert Kennedy walks out of room and is shot multiple times. -
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against Americas’ involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Nixon runs for president again and this time is elected in 1968 barely defeating Hubert Humphrey. -
Summer of 1969 the first episodes of “Star Trek” are released on Paramount TV. -
Riots to right for the rights of the LGBTQ community. -
On July 20th in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. -
Three day long music festival meant to be peaceful but ended in violence. -
The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival in December of 1969.