60's

The 60's

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    1960's

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    JFK began his campaign for president.
  • Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley

    Stuck On You was the number one song this year.
  • Psycho

    Psycho

    The film premiered in New York, NY
  • World Series

    World Series

    The pittsburgh pirates won the first world series against the new york yankees. They won 4 games to 3.
  • Ricky Nelson

    Ricky Nelson

    Travelin' Man was the number one song this year.
  • 1st NFL Playoff Bowl

    1st NFL Playoff Bowl

    Detroit beats Cleveland 17-16
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    JFK became the 35th president of the united states
  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

    The film premiered in New york, NY
  • Stanley Cup

    Stanley Cup

    Toronto beat Chicago 4-2
  • Marlyn Monroe

    Marlyn Monroe

    Marlyn Monroe was found dead after overdosing on sleeping pills.
  • The beatles

    The beatles

    The beatles released their first single called "Love me do"
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    The film premiered in Los Angeles on
    December 25, 1962
  • Robert Frost

    Robert Frost

    Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize
  • The beatles

    The beatles

    The beatles released their first album "Please Please Me"
  • The Ed Sullivan show

    The Ed Sullivan show

    Along with new talent each week on the show he had his "Little Italian Mouse" puppet sidekick Topo Gigio. He debuted in April.
  • Instant Replay

    Instant Replay

    First authorized use of “instant replay” was used in the annual Army-Navy college football game.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    In a bloodless coup, General Nguyen Khanh seizes power in Saigon. South Vietnam
  • The beatles

    The beatles

    The Beatles made their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.
  • Stanley Cup

    Stanley Cup

    Toronto beats Detroit 3-2
  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

    The series aired in black and white on the CBS Television Network.
  • Barry McGuire

    Barry McGuire

    Barry McGuire hit the charts with a song that reflected the growing turmoil in the world
  • The sound of music

    The sound of music

    The sound of music premiered in New York, NY.
  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

    Between 300 and 25,000 protesters marched the 50 miles between Selma and Montgomery
  • NBA Championships

    NBA Championships

    The celtics won the series 4-1
  • Batman!

    Batman!

    The first batman television show was premiered and was an instant success.
  • Vietnam Protest

    Vietnam Protest

    Up to 200,000 protestors attend anti Vietnam war protests around the world
  • 20th NBA championships

    20th NBA championships

    Boston celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
  • The rolling stones

    The rolling stones

    Paint it black was the number one song this year
  • Taxes for the war

    Taxes for the war

    President Johnson asks for a 6 percent increase on taxes to support the Vietnam War
  • First Super Bowl

    First Super Bowl

    The first Super Bowl played between Green Bay Packers ( win 35-10 ) and the Kansas City Chiefs
  • The grateful dead

    The grateful dead

    They preformed at the monterey pop festival.
  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

    The film was released in august and was a hit
  • Janis Joplin

    Janis Joplin

    Joplin and Big Brother performed at the “Wake For Martin Luther King Jr.” concert in New York along with Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Paul Butterfield and Elvin Bishop.
  • Tour de France

    Tour de France

    The cycling Tour de Frace was won by Jan Janssen
  • Hawaii Five-o

    Hawaii Five-o

    The series was premiered.
  • Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm

    Shirley Chisholm was elected the first black woman to congress
  • Super Bowl III

    Super Bowl III

    New York Jets Defeat Baltimore Colts 16-7 to win Super Bowl III
  • True Grit

    True Grit

    The movie was released and was a hit.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    On July 20th 1969 at 4:18 p.m. one of the biggest events happened. Apollo 11 landed on the moon with astronauts aboard.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi hendrix preformed at woodstock.