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Post-War Baby Boom
70 million children becam teens and adults during the 1960's -
First Sit-In Protests
Young African Americans Protested by siting in "White Only" lunch counters refusing to move. -
Elvis Leaves Army
Sergeant Elvis Presley revieves honerable discharge after two years in the army -
SNCC Founded
Student NonVIolent Coorinating Commitee formed to give young blacks a stronger role in ciil rights -
U2 Plane Shot Down
Soviet russia shoots down U.S.spy plane -
First Laser
Physicist Theadore Maiman uses a core of a man made ruby to creat the frst succesful lazer -
First Televised Presidential Debater Airs
The presidentia debate betwweeen Kennedy and Nixon is broadcasted on TV for the first time -
U.S. Denies Soviet Control of Space
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Ban-The-Bomb Protests
Anti-Nuclear worlwide protests to end use of nuclar weapons -
Kennedy Warns of Possible Nuclear Attack
Kennedy advises families to be eady, and to build bomb shelters. -
USSR Tests Hydrogen Bomb
The Soviet Union fires a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb, biggest bob fired in history. -
United States Build up Begins
United States presene increased in Vietnam -
First SDS Convention
The conventio yieds a '60's student manifesto; the Port Huron statement, Agenda for a generation -
Marylin Monroe Dies
Hollywood icon found dead in her bedroom -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Soviets Camoflauge missles and hide them in cuba -
2 Billion Dollars Wasted
Kennedy hears from senate leade after Saigon trip to see the outcome of U.S. aid -
First Artifical Heart
Dr. Micheal E.Bakey implants an artificial heart in a patient for the first time, the patient survived four days -
"Hot-Line" phones installed
Hot-Line phones are installed in the Voal Office, a result in the crisis in Cuba -
U.S Gets Tough
President Johnson pushes for stiffer politics on Vietnam -
Kennedy Assasinated
Kenedy was shot and killed in Dallas Texas. Johnson becomes sworn into presidency. -
Coup in Saigon
South Vietnam military sets up a third government in three months. -
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United States Navy Arrives
After North Vietnam goes into Laos the United States moved two carriers off shore. -
Cvil Rights Act
Legislation ends discrimination based on sex, race, color, and religion. -
Gulf of Tonkin
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"Rolling THhunder"
Operation Rolling Thund begins -
Ground Troops Arrive
First Ground Troops arive in vienam -
First Anti-Vietnam war teach in
3,000 peopl attended -
Stock Protest
Hoffman Protested at stock exchange -
U.S. Goes on Offensive
Troops get permission to go on offensive in Vietnam -
Johnson Signs Medicare Bill
Legislation in troduces health program for the elderly -
Voting Rihts Act
Legisltion ends the disrimination at the polls. -
Watts Race Riots
for six days in Los Angeles 34 dead, and $200 mllion in damages -
HIPPIE
The word "hippie" comes into being -
Star Trek Debutes
Science Fiction show tat still plays now -
Black Panther Founded
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Edward Brook Elected
The Republican of Massechusetts becomes th fist African American senator in 85 years -
Martin Luther Kng Jr. Anti-War
MLK oppoes war -
First Superbowl
Packers VS. Chiefs, 40 million TV viewer tuned in to watch the packers win. -
My Lai Massacre
Search & Destroy -
Protestes March To U.N.
400,000 protesters marched to the U.N. ulding t hear MLK's Speech -
Summer of Love
Took place during the summer of 67' ove was in the air. -
Rolling Stone Magaine Premires
The first issue is published of a magazine the features music -
Resigns
Secretay of Defene Resigns -
Troops in 'NAM'
385,300 troos in Vienam -
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive Launched by Vietcong -
Robert Kennedy Assasinated
Senator Robert Kennedy dies from gunshot wounds in Los Angeles, Day after winning California Primary. -
Presidency
Nixon wins th election of 68' -
First E-mail
The first compuer transmission is sent at 10:30PM at UCLA to Standford -
Apollo 11
First humns on the moon -
Wodstock
Three days of peace, music and love -
Sesame Street Debutes
Program On TV for kids -
SALT 1
SALT 1 negotiations begin -
Kent State Massacre
Armed college students tarted a shooting -
Fall of Saigon
North Vietnam Army took ovr Saigon, and renamed it Ho CHhi Minh City in honor of teir leader.
