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The war in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a 20-year conflict in Southeast Asia (1955–1975) between the government of South Vietnam and the Communist government of North Vietnam. The characters that experienced the Vietnam war in the 60s were, Brian, Michael, and Katie Herlihy. -
The assassination of JFK
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, as he was riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. His assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine who had embraced Marxism and defected for a time to the Soviet Union. Oswald never stood trial because while being transferred he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby, a distraught Dallas nightclub owner. All of the characters in The 60s experienced this event. -
Newport folk and jazz festival
The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in July 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival. The festival is often considered one of the first modern music festivals in America. The characters that experienced this event were Michael Herlihy, Sarah Weinstock, and Kenny Klein. -
The watts riots
A group of violent disturbances in Watts, a largely black section of Los Angeles, in 1965. Over thirty people died in the Watts riots, which were the first of several serious clashes between black people and police in the late 1960s. The character from The 60s who experienced this event was Emmet Taylor. -
The summer of love
The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. The character who experienced this was Katie Herlihy. -
The Tet offensive
The Tet offensive was launched in January–February 1968 by the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese army. Timed to coincide with the first day of the Tet (Vietnamese New Year), it was a surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities, notably Saigon. Although repulsed after initial successes, the attack shook US confidence and hastened the withdrawal of its forces. The character that experienced this event was Brian Herlihy. -
LBJ wont rerun for president
On March 31, 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson appeared on national television and announced that he was partially halting the U.S. bombing of Vietnam, and that he had decided not to seek his party’s nomination for president. All of the characters except for Katie Herlihy and Emmet Tylor experienced this event. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King was shot dead by James Earl Ray while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The characters that experienced this were Emmet Taylor, Katie Herlihy, and Michael Herlihy. -
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
On June 5, 1968, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot shortly after midnight at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The assassin Serhan Serhan was sentenced to death, but his sentenced was reduced to life in prison. All of the characters in The 60s experienced this event -
Woodstock music festival
Woodstock was a music festival held in August of 1969, and attracted more than 40,000 visitors. The characters that experienced this event were Michael, Katie, and Brian Herlihy.
