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Civil Rights and Turmoil
Four black college students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina stage a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter, protesting their denial of service. -
U-2 spy plane
piloted by Francis Gary Powers, shot down over Russia -
John F. Kennedy Inaugaration
John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the United States. -
Biggest Explosion in History
The USSR set off a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb making it the biggest explosion in world history. -
Powers sentenced
Powers sentenced to prison for 10 years -
MLK I have a dream speech
Martin Luther King gies his famous I jave a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. -
Kennedy is Shot
Kennedy is Assassinated in the streets of Dallas,Texas while with his motorcade. -
The Civil Rights Act Passed
The Civil Rights Act Passed and it was a huge landmark making the rights of blacks and women the same as white men. -
Malcom X
Malcom X was shot to death in a New York City auditorium. -
The Syn
The Syn are an English band that were active from 1965 to 1967, and then reunited as a progressive rock band -
Blacks Riot in Watts Los Angelos
Over 1,000 were injured and 34 dead on the streets on California from blacks rioting. -
Doctoral
Doctoral dissertation is printed by a computer. -
Family
Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973.he band achieved recognition in the United Kingdom through their albums, club and concert tours and appearances at festivals. -
World's first sucessful human heart
A team of South American surgeons performs the worlds first sucessful human heart transplant, taking a giant leap in medical history. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a music and art festival held in Sulivan County, featuring 32 of the biggest bands of the era.
