America in the 60s By OneWithTheStars Sep 26, 1960 First Televised Presidential Debate Sep 30, 1960 Flintstones Airs Nov 8, 1960 President Kennedy is Elected Apr 12, 1961 Russia Sends First Man into Space Aug 13, 1961 Berlin Wall is Constructed Oct 1, 1961 Roger Maris Breaks Babe Ruth's Single Season Home Run Record 1962 SDS Releases Port Huron Statement Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe Dies Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith Registers at Ole Miss Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Aug 28, 1963 I Have a Dream Speech Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy is Assassinated Nov 22, 1963 Lyndon B Johnson Defeats Barry Goldwater 1964 SNCC Formed Feb 7, 1964 The Beatles Arrive in the US Apr 22, 1964 New York's World Fair Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated Aug 11, 1965 Watt's Race Riots 1967 Thurgood Marshall Nominated to Supreme Court 1967 Summer of Love Starts 1967 Boxer Muhammed Ali Refuses Military Service Jan 15, 1967 First NFL Super Bowl May 26, 1967 Sgt. Pepper is Released Oct 24, 1967 LSD Made Illegal Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive Apr 4, 1968 MLK Assassinated Jun 6, 1968 Robert Kennedy is Assassinated Aug 23, 1968 Protests at Democratic National Convention Nov 5, 1968 President Nixon is Elected Jun 28, 1969 Stonewall Riots Jul 16, 1969 American Astronauts Land on the Moon Aug 9, 1969 Manson Family Murders Sharon Tate Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock Concert Dec 6, 1969 Altamont Music Festival