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Stundents for a Democratic Society
A student activist movement was formed. -
Lunch Counter Sit-in's
Four African American Stundents, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair, Jr., walked into an F.W. Woolworth Company store in Greensboro, North Carolina, sat down at the lunch counters and refused to move untill they were served. -
Kennedy vs. Nixon
JFK and Nixons first debate held on television for the first time during the 1960 elections. -
National Liberation Front
NLF Vietnamese political organization formed in effect to overthrow of the South Vietnamese government. -
Inaugural Address
John. F Kennedy gave his Inaugural speech afrter taking the presidential oath. -
The Albany Movement
The SCLC became involved in assisting the Albany Movement in Goergia with protests against racial-segregation. -
24th Amendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
James Meredith
Gov. Ross Barnett personally blocked entrance to Ole Miss's admissions office. -
Environmental Movement
Silent Spring talked about effects of pesticides on the environment. -
Integration of Ole Miss
Riots erupted on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford where locals, students, and committed segregationists had gathered to protest the enrollment of James Meredith -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Missiles were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union -
Kenndy Addresses the Nation
Kennedy identifies three possible steps he planned on taking to deal with the missle threat. -
Naval Quarantine
Kennedy decided to place a naval blockade around Cuba. -
The Feminine Mystique
Writen by Betty Friedan describing the unhappiness of women. -
Birmingham Confrontation
High school students were hit by a high-pressure water jet from a firehose during a peaceful protest in Birmingham, Alabama. -
Assasination of Robert Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of murder and served a life sentence for shooting and killing Kennedy. -
The Murder Of Medgar Evers
Civil Rights activist and Secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi was shot and killded on his driveway. -
"I Have a Dream"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delievered his most famous "I Have a Dream" speech in support of the Civil Rights Bill. -
The March on Washington
Interatial non-violent gathering were 200,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. -
The16th Street Church Bombing
In an act of racial terriorism, 4 girls were killed at a church in Birmingham, Alabama. -
Kennedy Assasination
JFK was shot and kill in Dallas, Texas while campaigning for the 1964 elections. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was an attempt to register as many African Americans to vote. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for an employer refuse to hire an individual, or discriminate against any individual because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
George C. Wallace
Speech by George C. Wallace The Civil Rights Movement fraud, sham and hoax -
Gulf of Tokin Resolution
Gave LBJ broad congressional approval for expansion of the Vietnam War. -
Democratic National Convention
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party protested because blacks had been denied their constitutional right to vote and participate in the political process. -
The GreatSociety
Lyndon Johnson outlined the goals of the great society. -
Assasination of Malcom X
Malcom X was shot to death by people of the Nation of Islam -
Selma March
Alabama State troopers attack civil rights demonstraters outside Selma, Alabama. -
Voting Rights Act
Lyndon Johnsons Voting rights Act is passed and all African Americans are allowed to vote. -
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Watts Riots
Watts Riots was a race riot which took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. -
National Organization of Women
N.O.W was formed so that women cold have equality, opportunity and freedom of choice which is their right -
Santa Fe March
Latino march to gain better working conditions. -
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Operation Niagara
Mass Bombing on Vietnam. -
1968 Election
Nixon wins election by less than 1 percent and becomes president. -
Tet Offensive
North and South Vietnam agreed to "cease fire" during the Tet Lunar New Year celebrations but instead an wave of attacks were launched. -
My Lai Massacre
Soldiers on a "search and destroy" mission killed as many as 504 Vietnamese women, children and old men. -
Lyndon Johnson Announcement
Lyndon Johnson announces on television that he will not be running for president in the next election. -
Assasination of MLK
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was hit by a sniper's bullet whil standing on a balcony -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. -
Printing of My Lai Massacre
Newspapers across the country printed accounts of the massacre.
