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Newport Jazz Festival
A music festival that people were shut out of. The attendees then ran through the streets in a drunken fury. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates
This was the first presidential debate that was televised. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John Fitzgerald Kenedy was shot twice and died. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
This was The Beattle's first performance in the US. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Document that gave the president full power over the war in response to an incident that occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin -
Operation Rolling Thunder
A series of bombings that was intended to destroy the turf of Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
A protest against the Vietnam war. Over 100,000 in attendance. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The mass murder of unarmed citizens at the hands of American soldiers. And this is another album cover that comes from the Vietnam Era along with the monk setting himself on fire (Nailbomb-Point Blank, BTW) -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Conventionx
Protest against the war outside of the democratic convention. -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial against the 8 suspected of starting the riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention. -
Woodstock
A 3-day music festival held in New York that promoted peace. -
The Beatles Break Up
GUYS THE BEATLES BROKE UP!!! I KNOW THERE'S WAR, BUT THE BEATLES!!! Anyway, they were a band for about 7 years. Their last performance was on top of their recording studio. -
Kent State Protest
Protests against the Vietnam War that led to the murder of 4 students. -
Roe vs. Wade
The court case that allowed women to get an abortion with no government restrictions. And currently, people don't want women to have that???