60s era timeline

  • Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)

    first presidental debate between john f kennedy and vice president richard nixon
  • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    on the day November 22 john f Kennedy was assassinated by lee harvey with a sniper rifle shot to the head
  • The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show

    this was called the night that changed the music industry forever the beetles
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Lyndon Johnson signed the Tonkin Gulf resolution passed on august 7th 1964
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    was a frequently interrupted bombing bombing campaign that began on febuary 24 1965
  • The Beatles Break Up

    The Beatles Break Up
    the Beatles breaking up was mainly because of money problems
  • March on the Pentagon

    March on the Pentagon
    the march on the Pentagon was a demonstration against the Vietnam war involved more than 100,000 people
  • Mai Lai Massacre

    Mai Lai Massacre
    the mai lai massacare was when us soldiers killed 500 unarmed soldiers in south vietnam
  • Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention

    Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
    the 1968 democratic national convention protests were a series of protests against the United States
  • Newport Jazz Festival

    Newport Jazz Festival
    the newport jazz festival held every summer in newport rhode island
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    it was a music festaval held from august 15 1969 to august 18 1969
  • Chicago 8 Trial

    Chicago 8 Trial
    A group of eight men are arrested and put on trial for conspiring to incite the riot
  • Kent State Protest

    Kent State Protest
    the kent state protest was a protest that turned violent with the killing of 4 and wounding of nine unarmed college students
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Roe vs. Wade
    the roe vs wade case was a landmark decision and it had to do with abortion