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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 during the 1960s. -
"The Flintstones" was already prehistoric by design when it premiered -
The first general election presidential debate was 1960 United States presidential debates, between Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee -
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee. -
Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union was the first human in space. -
The Berlin Wall became the symbol of the Cold War and a tangible manifestation of the world's separation into two distinct ideological blocs. -
New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the Major League Baseball season, tying Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. -
was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
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 which determined their quality of life. -
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. -
James Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi -
Dr. No had its worldwide premiere at the London Pavilion, expanding to the rest of the United Kingdom three days later. -
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
With over 60 percent of the popular vote, Johnson turned back the conservative senator from Arizona to secure his first full term in office. -
was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations -
The Beatles arrived at John F Kennedy airport in New York, greeted by thousands of screaming fans. -
America tuned in to CBS and The Ed Sullivan Show. But this night was different. 73 million people gathered in front their TV sets to see The Beatles' first live performance on U.S. soil. -
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. -
The governors of Nevada and California each signed bills into law on May 30, 1966, that make them the first two American states to outlaw the manufacture, sale, and possession of the drug. -
NBC ordered 16 episodes of Star Trek, besides "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The first regular episode of Star Trek, "The Man Trap" -
Somewhere between 75,000 and 100,000 youth flooded 25 blocks in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. -
The first Super Bowl featured the National Football League champion Green Bay Packers against the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs. -
When Ali arrived to be inducted in the United States Armed Forces, however, he refused, citing his religion forbade him from serving -
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles -
Thurgood Marshall was nominated to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson -
Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States. -
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination -
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer -
Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protest activities against the Vietnam War. -
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. -
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings to walk on the Moon. -
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival. -
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.