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Civil Rights Movement
To abolish Slavery but ended in discrimination between white and Black people. -
First Sit-in protest
A group of Black civilians protested against segregation in Greensboro NC -
SNCC founded
The Civil Rights movement is pursued with the SNCC -
John F. Kennedy moves into the White House.
The new President moves into the White House. -
First televised debate
Over 70 million people watched as presidents gave their speeches and debates. -
“Freedom Riders” leave D.C
An International group boards a bus to travel to the South to test President Kennedy. -
Ban-The-Bomb Protest
Anti-Nuclear Activist worldwide protest about the bomb. -
Vietnam War
Conflict in Southeast Asia had some of the army shipped to Vietnam for the cause of property and the threat of war. -
JFK Inauguration
35th president very young -
First man to orbit the Earth
John Glenn orbits the Earth 3 times and went for 5 hours. -
Marilyn Marroe found dead
“Acute barbiturates poisoning” was the cause of death. -
Cuban missile crisis
Missiles were being stored in Cuba and we about to be launch to the USA without anyone knowing. -
“I have a dream” Speech
MLK gives a speech about segregation with a community around his durning the Civil Rights Movement. https://www.youtube.com/ -
March on Washington
Marched for jobs and freedom to advocate for economic rights -
JFK assassination
In Dallas Texas shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali becomes world Heavyweight champion in Miami, Florida. -
Freedom Summer begins with Murder
Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Charley disappear (Murder) found on 8/4 killed by the KKK -
Civil Rights Act
Legislation outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, and sex. -
Malcom X assassination
He was killed durning a speech at Manhattan Audubon Ballroom. -
Watts Race Riot
6 day of rage and riot leaving 34 people dead and $200 million dollars in damage. -
Stokely Carmichael takes over at SNCC
Rejects nonviolent and “Black Power”. -
NOW in Born
The National Organization for Woman (NOW) is born. -
Black Panther Party is Founded
Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panthers in Oakland CA -
Death of Walt Disney
Walt Disney dies of cancer -
First heart Transplant
Christiaan Barnard has a heart transplant of 53 year old Lewis Washkarsky. -
Assassination of MLK
In Memphis Tennessee loss for the nation and the Civil Rights Movement. -
SSFU Student Strike
First ethnic group program created. https://www.pbs.org/video/the- -
Apollo 11
reached the moon of June 20 1969 to win the space race with Russia -
Stonewall Riot
Funeral attracts gay mourners and police investigate. -
Native American Occupy Alcatraz
Protests fail to gain island but inspire a native movement.