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Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. Nixon and Kennedy met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
JFK was assassinated during his third term as president. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign. During this period U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft engaged in a bombing campaign designed to force Ho Chi Minh to abandon his ambition to take over South Vietnam. -
March on the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War. The protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memorial. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The Mỹ Lai massacre was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops in Sơn Tịnh District, South Vietnam. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
The convention of 1968 was held during a year of riots, political turbulence, and mass civil unrest. -
Newport Jazz Festival
The festival's 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a music festival on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. -
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago before Judge Julius Hoffman. -
The Beatles Break Up
Paul McCartney announced the break up during a self interview. -
Kent State Protest
The Kent State protest was students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, that clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus killing 4 students. -
Roe vs. Wade
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.