The 1960s By seanlynn26 Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1970 The !960s Major Events of the 1960s Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assainated Nov 22, 1963 Lyndon Johnson takes over as President Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Acts was signed into law Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin and the Escalation of the Vietnem War Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act signed into law Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall becomes first black Supreme Court Justice Apr 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King jr Assasinated Jan 20, 1969 Nixon Elected to President Jul 20, 1969 United States lands a man on the moon