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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement -
"The Flintstones" was already prehistoric by design when it premiered Sept. 30, 1960. -
The first televised program was aired on the date of September 26, 1960 -
The 1961 season was notable for the race between center fielder Mickey Mantle and right fielder Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season -
about 300,000 gathered at the Altamont Speedway in Tracy, California to see the Rolling Stones perform a free concert that was seen as a 'Woodstock West.´ -
The 25,700-word statement issued a non-ideological call for participatory democracy, based on non-violent civil disobedience and the idea that individual citizens could help make the social decisions that determined their quality of life. -
Marilyn Monroe death caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs -
Dr. No had its worldwide premiere at the London Pavilion, on 5 October 1962, expanding to the rest of the United Kingdom three days later. -
The original intent behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was an appeal to end economic and employment inequalities. -
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president the same day. -
In President Lyndon Johnson’s first inaugural address, a little over a month after assuming the presidency, he declares war on poverty and outlines an ambitious domestic agenda -
At 8 o'clock on February 9th, 1964, America tuned in to CBS and The Ed Sullivan Show. But this night was different. 73 million people gathered in front of their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil. -
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Tax Reduction Act lowering income tax rates from range of 20–91% to 14–70%. -
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act, one of the centerpieces of his domestic agenda. In order to combat unemployment and poverty, the act allocates funds for job training, adult education, and loans to small businesses -
New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations -
Goldwater's platform ultimately failed to gain the support of the electorate and he lost the 1964 presidential election to incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. -
The Administration of the University of California, Berkeley announces a new student speech policy that largely meets the demands of student protestors. -
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, a religious and civil rights leader, was assassinated during a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. -
The Watts riots sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. -
Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry which aired from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969. -
The governors of Nevada and California each signed bills into law -
Football's escalation in the American consciousness took a great leap forward in 1967, when Bart Starr led the Green Bay Packers to a win over the Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the first Super Bowl. -
When Ali arrived to be inducted in the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving -
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967 -
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. -
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. -
were a series of protest activities against the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 -
The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall Uprising, Stonewall Rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid