-
Period: to
60s
-
Newport Jazz Festival
This was important because it was an annual event and gave Americans time to not think about all of the things happening. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates
This was important to the sixties because it was the first televised debate and millions of Americans watched it. This was the best way to get Americans information about the debate in real time. -
Assassination of JFK
This is important because it shocked America. After all, he was very loved by the people. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This was very important because this allowed the United States to get more involved in the war in Vietnam. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
This was a bombing mission to decrease North Vietnamese aggression and help the South Vietnamese. -
March on the Pentagon
This was important because this was during the Vietnam. As many as one hundred thousand people marched to protest the war. -
Mai Lai Massacre
This was where William L. Calley and his soldiers murdered between 350 and 500 unarmed people in a village. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
This was a series of protests that lasted a few days and was about the Vietnam War. -
Woodstock
This was important because, in the middle of all the protesting from the Civil Rights Movement, it created some peace for everyone. -
Chicago 8 Trial
This was a trial where rioting laws were important. -
Kent State Protesting
This protest was important because the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four people and injured nine. -
Roe vs. Wade
This was important because it gave the right to abortion. -
The Beatles Break Up
This was important because they changed rock and roll while making a new culture.