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Newport Jazz Festival
It was notable for a major riot that led to its cancellation and a temporary hiatus for the festival. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
Presidential debates with John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon were the first televised general-election presidential debates. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
He was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
This was a historic event that marked the beginning of Beatlemania in America. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This granted President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against U.S. forces in Southeast Asia. This resolution, passed with overwhelming support, essentially gave Johnson a blank check to escalate the Vietnam War. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A sustained bombing campaign conducted by the United States Air Force and Navy against North Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The massacre was a United States war crime involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held. At approximately 3:30 pm, a young man lowered the American flag in the park. -
Woodstock
It was a landmark three-day music festival, held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York. -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial of eight anti-war activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. -
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles broke up in 1970, effectively ending the band's public activity. The break-up was a complex process, influenced by a variety of factors, including creative differences, the death of their manager Brian Epstein, business disputes, and the evolving personal lives of the band members. While the official breakup occurred in 1970, the legal dissolution of the Beatles' partnership was finalized in 1975. -
Kent State Protest
The Ohio National Guard fired on student protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine. This incident, which occurred during a demonstration against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the Vietnam War, remains a significant moment in American history and a symbol of the anti-war movement. -
Roe vs. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a woman's right to privacy, as protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, extends to her decision to terminate a pregnancy. This decision established a national constitutional right to abortion.