The 1960s

By Benjamin Lee
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival

    This is a festival that held Jazz music, and has been preformed by black people. Like every other festival, it involves people dancing, chatting, and eating food.
  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    This was the first debate on live television. It was against Nixon and Kennedy on debate over political campaigns.
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    While in the back side with his wife, Kennedy (often referred to as JFK) was shot from a building by Lee Oswald. The person Lee Oswald was held accountable for causing the scandal.
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    On the Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles had their first debut on television. They played songs like "All My Loving" and "Till There Was You."
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    After a false attack by the North Vietnamese, Lyndon Johnson created the resolution for the Gulf of Tonkin because it allowed him to get the U.S. more involved in the Vietnam War.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    This is a bombardment that was planned by the U.S. to attack the republic of Vietnam. No one knows if operation rolling thunder was a success or not.
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon

    This is a protest against the Vietnam War because people were tired of the violence and devastation on Vietnam. Students have also got involved in the protest.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre

    The U.S. had sent over the army to kill unarmed Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War due to the search and destroy mission from Charlie Company.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    There was a riot at the Chicago Democratic Convention because there was protests about the Vietnam War and American military involvement.
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    Woodstock is music themed festival that was held in Bethel, New York. There was a total of 32 performer acts in outdoors in the rain.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial

    After the Chicago Convention riot, 8 men have been arrested and put on trials due to their criminal actions.
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles had to break up because McCartney left the band, which lead the other band members leaving as well.
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest

    The Kent State Protest (AKA Kent State shootings) had killed a total of 13 students from college from the Ohio National Guard. Many universities and colleges had to close because of this mass killing.
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade

    This is a court case that focused on the Supreme Court's decision to allow the constitution the right of the continuation of pregnancy or abortion.