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Anti-Nuclear Activists coordinate worldwide protests against nuclear weapons.
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President Kennedy warns citizens of a possible nuclear attack, advising the preparation of bomb shelters.
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The Soviet-Union fires a hydrogen bomb, creating the biggest explosion in history.
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Marilyn Monroe, 36, is found dead in her bedroom.
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U.S. spy planes find that Cuba is camolouging missiles. Kennedy orders a Naval blockade of Cuba. After a week of tensity for the U.S., Russia agrees to remove the missiles if we would remove ours from Turkey. This week of near nuclear annihilation became known as the "Cold War".
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At the Lincoln Memorial, during the Civil Rights Movement on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his passionate speech to 250,000 people.
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Presdient John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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Legislation outlaws discrimintion of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
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After passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Presdient Johnson is allowed to wage war with North Vietnam.
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Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Medicare, a health care program for the elderly, is signed by President Johnson.
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The National Orginization for Women (NOW) is born - "Bringing women into full participation in the mainstrain of American Society."
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Edward Brook is elected the first African American Senator in 85 years.
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The first issue of Rolling stones debuts, with John Lennon on it's cover.
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The first Miss Black America Contest is held in protest of the exclusively "white" Miss America Pageant.
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Shirly Chisholm is the first African American women elected into congress.
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Richard Nixon wins presidency.
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at age 47, Judy Garland dies from an overdose.
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon, and with over half a billion people watching, Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon.
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Over 400,000 people who love peace and music gather on a New York dairy farm - a giant concert, free-for-all concert that was known as Woodstock.
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Two-million activists take part in the largest demonstration in history. There were religious services, street rallies, public meetings, school seminars, and marches.
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The first Earth Celebration is held with millions Americans participating in antie-pollution demonstrations.
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The ban on television advertisement for cigarettes goes into affect.
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The voting age is lowered from 21 to 18.
