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The Sixties
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Greensboro sit in
Four black freshmen order coffee at a segregated lunch counter and refuse to leave when they are denied service. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
CIA-backed Cuban exiles launch a failed attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power. An international embarrassment, the episode puts Kennedy's leadership in question. -
Berlin Crisis
The Soviets build the Berlin Wall in response to mounting tensions between East Germany and West Germany -
Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signs the Civil RIghts Act of 1964 that outlaws segregation in public facilities and schools. -
Marines land in South Vietnam
First US troops arrive in Vietnam. -
Watts riots begin
Rioting begins in Los Angeles after a rumor of police brutality circulates the Watts district. -
First heart transplant
First successful heart transplant. -
Robert Kennedy assassinated
Robert Kennedy assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. -
Kent State shooting
National Guard opens fire on a group of protestors at Kent State University.
