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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee sought to coordinate youth-led nonviolent, direct-action campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism -
It was the first animated sitcom on a major American TV network. It was the first TV cartoon aimed at adults. -
John F. Kennedy was elected president in one of the closest elections in U.S. history -
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. Travelling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. -
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic. -
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 -
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s -
James Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi on October 2, 1962 -
A direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
"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 -
The Beatles arrived at John F Kennedy airport in New York, greeted by thousands of screaming fans with plans to tour the country -
The 1964-65 World's Fair brought Flushing Meadows Corona Park to the world's attention for the second time -
With over 60 percent of the popular vote, Johnson turned back the conservative senator from Arizona to secure his first full term in office -
Malcolm X, a religious and civil rights leader, was assassinated during a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. Malcolm X was just 39 years old and left behind his wife, Betty Shabazz, and six young daughters—including twins born after his death -
An uprising began in Los Angeles after the drunken driving arrest of a young Black man by a white California Highway Patrol officer -
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a synthetic (man-made) drug that has been abused for its hallucinogenic properties since the 1960s. 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. -
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie ideals -
Green Bay Packers win first-ever Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever 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 cost for his refusal would prove to be drastic: the stripping of his heavyweight title, a suspension from boxing, a $10,000 fine, and a five-year prison sentence. -
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. -
Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 69–11 vote on August 30, 1967, becoming the first African American member of the Court, and the court's first non-white justice -
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam -
Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel -
Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel, and he was pronounced dead the following day. -
Police milled in the crowd giving considerable leeway to the proceedings which led to a peaceable day. The Yippies took a radical approach to the Democratic National Convention -
Nixon emphasized the strong economy and his success in foreign affairs, while McGovern ran on a platform calling for an immediate end to the Vietnam War, and the institution of a guaranteed minimum income -
New York City police raided a Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, setting off a three-day riot that launched the modern American gay rights activism -
Humans landed on the Moon for the first time, as part of the Apollo 11 mission -
A music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock -
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. ' It was also supposed to be a triumphant conclusion for the band that year, following their successful U.S. tour.