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President Kennedy is elected
35th U.S. President -
SNCC formed
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee -
First televised Presidential debate
Between Nixon and Kennedy -
First airing of “The Flintstones”
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Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth’s single season home run record
Didn't end up in Hall of Fame -
Russians send the first man into space
Yuri Gagarin -
Berlin Wall is constructed
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Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S tried to invade failed, used diplomacy, and succeeded. -
SDS releases its Port Huron statement
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Marilyn Monroe dies
Died age 36 -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
The first to break the color barrier -
“Dr. No” the first James Bond movie premiers
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Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
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John F Kennedy is assassinated
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The Beatles arrive in the United States
Crowd had gathered to greet them -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
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New York World’s Fair begins
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Lyndon B Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater
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Malcolm X assassinated
Was a more aggressive Martin Luther King Jr -
Watts race riots
Started because of a drunk African American getting pulled over by an LA police officer. -
“Star Trek” TV show airs
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San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins
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First NFL Football Super Bowl
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Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album
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Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court
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Boxer Muhammed Ali refuses military service
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Richard Nixon is elected
37th U.S President -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
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Tet Offensive
Viet Cong attacks during a holiday. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
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Robert Kennedy is assassinated
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Protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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Stonewall riots
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American astronauts land on the moon
A historical event for the U.S -
Woodstock concert
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The Rolling Stones host the Altamont music festival
Worst day for the Rolling Stones.