The 60's

By GradyD
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    The Newport Jazz Festival riot was a multiple-day riot that consisted of multiple different incidents that all happened during the festival.
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    The Mai Lai Massacre was a war crime committed by soldiers of the United States were an entire village of South Vietnamese, unarmed civilians were killed, men, women, and children.
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    The Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    were done by about 10,000 people, it started as a protest that would soon turn violent, becoming a riot. The riot would lead to the Chicago 8 Trial.
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    The Chicago 8 Trial was the trial of David T. Dellinger, Rennard C. Davis, Thomas E. Hayden, Abbott H. Hoffman, Jerry C. Rubin, Lee Weiner, John R. Froines, and Bobby Seale, eight men who were accused of inciting the riots during the Democratic National Convention of 1968
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    The Beatles broke up formally on Dec 29th, 1974, but the first of The Beatles to say he was leaving the group was McCartney on April 19th, 1970.
  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade
    The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, in which abortions became a right for women that couldn't be taken away by a state