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First Sit-In Protest
A group of African american students protest at a "Whites Only" resturaunt. -
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The 1960s
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First televised Predisential Debate
The first televised presidential debate between the candidates Kennedy and Nixon. -
Ban-The-Bomb Protests
Protesters are against the use of Nuclear Weapons -
Marylin Monroe Dies
Famous Model/Actress dies at age 36 from "possible suicide". -
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson writes book "Silent Spring" about protecting the environment. -
I Have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have A Dream" speech about civil rights in America . -
Kennedy is Asassanated
President John F. Kennedy is asassanated. -
Beatles Appear on Sullivan Show
Over 7 million tune in to watch The Beadles on The Ed Sullivan Show. -
Civil Rights Act
"Legislation outlaws discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." -
MLK Nobel Prize
Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. -
Watts Riots
A six-day riot in Los Angeles leaves 34 dead and over 1,000 injured. -
Hippies!
Michael Fallen starts a series of stories for the San Francisco Examiner, introducing the word "hippie" to readers. Fallen's articles describe the migration of beatniks from North Beach to Haight-Ashbury in search of cheaper rents, some popular hippie hangouts such as the notorious Blue Unicorn, and the generally bohemian lifestyle of the beatnik/hippie community. Fallen's articles are widely read, but "hippie" doesn't appear in mainstream language for two more years. http://www.pbs.org/opb/the -
Edward Brooke
The first African American republican is elected. -
National Organization for Women
NOW is born, an organization founded for bringing "women into full particopation in the mainstream of American society" -
First Super Bowl
40 million tune in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is confirmed to be the first African American to sit in the U.S. Supreme court. -
Pittsburgh Penguins
The NHL team Pittsburgh Penguins are founded in 1967. Their first game is played on October 11. -
Rolling Stone
First copy of Rolling Stone Magazine is printed with John Lennon on the cover. -
Robert Kennedy Asassinated
Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and killed in Los Angeles, California. -
SFSU Protests
San Fransisco University students protest the nation's first ethnic studies program. This protest lasts five months. -
First E-mail is Sent
In 1971, the ARPANET ("Advanced Research Projects Agency Network") had just begun to emerge as the first larger network of computers. It was sponsored and created by the U.S. Department of Defense and would later lead to the development of the internet. But in 1971, the ARPANET was little more than connected computers, and those who knew about it searched for possible uses of this invention. http://email.about.com/cs/emailhistory/a/first_email.htm -
Sesame Street
The first episode of Sesame Street airs on NET.
