1960's Counterculture

By ljolig

  • Rosa Parks sits down on the front of a bus and ignites the Montgovery Bus Movement

    Rosa Parks sits down on the front of a bus and ignites the Montgovery Bus Movement

  • The birth control pill was approved for contraception

    The birth control pill was approved for contraception

  • American pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down in a U-2 spy plane flying above the Soviet Union.

    American pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down in a U-2 spy plane flying above the Soviet Union.

  • John F. Kennedy announces plans to put a man on the moon.

    John F. Kennedy announces plans to put a man on the moon.

  • Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

    Marilyn Monroe Found Dead

  • Cuban Missile Crisis. Soviet Union begins build secret missile bases for intermediate range missiles.

    Cuban Missile Crisis. Soviet Union begins build secret missile bases for intermediate range missiles.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. - "I have a dream..." speech

    Martin Luther King, Jr. - "I have a dream..." speech

  • British Invasion- Beatles became popular in the US

    British Invasion- Beatles became popular in the US

  • John F. Kennedy Assassination

    John F. Kennedy Assassination

  • US president Lyndon B. Johnson claims North Vietnamese naval vessels had fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf Of Tonkin. The incident leads to open involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.

    US president Lyndon B. Johnson claims North Vietnamese naval vessels had fired on two American destroyers in the Gulf Of Tonkin. The incident leads to open involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

    Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

  • Woodstock Music Festival

    Woodstock Music Festival