America 60's Timeline

By JMSR/CracklyPond6668
  • President Kennedy is elected

    President Kennedy is elected

    35th U.S. President
  • SNCC formed

    SNCC formed

    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  • First televised Presidential debate

    First televised Presidential debate

    Between Nixon and Kennedy
  • First airing of “The Flintstones”

    First airing of “The Flintstones”

  • Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record

    Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record

    Didn't end up in Hall of Fame
  • Russians send the first man into space

    Russians send the first man into space

    Yuri Gagarin
  • Berlin Wall is constructed

    Berlin Wall is constructed

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    U.S tried to invade failed, used diplomacy, and succeeded.
  • SDS releases its Port Huron statement

    SDS releases its Port Huron statement

  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies

    Died age 36
  • James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    James Meredith registers at Ole Miss

    The first to break the color barrier
  • “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

    “Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers

  • Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

    Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

  • John F Kennedy is assassinated

    John F Kennedy is assassinated

  • The Beatles arrive in the United States

    The Beatles arrive in the United States

    Crowd had gathered to greet them
  • The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

    The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan

  • New York World’s Fair begins

    New York World’s Fair begins

  • Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

    Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater

  • Malcolm X assassinated

    Malcolm X assassinated

    Was a more aggressive Martin Luther King Jr
  • Watts race riots

    Watts race riots

    Started because of a drunk African American getting pulled over by an LA police officer.
  • “Star Trek” TV show airs

    “Star Trek” TV show airs

  • San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

  • First NFL Football Super Bowl

    First NFL Football Super Bowl

  • Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

    Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

  • Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

  • Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

    Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service

  • Richard Nixon is elected

    Richard Nixon is elected

    37th U.S President
  • LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

    LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government

  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    Viet Cong attacks during a holiday.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated

  • Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    Robert Kennedy is assassinated

  • Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

    Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention

  • Stonewall riots

    Stonewall riots

  • American astronauts land on the moon

    American astronauts land on the moon

    A historical event for the U.S
  • Woodstock concert

    Woodstock concert

  • The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival

    Worst day for the Rolling Stones.