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Russians send first man to space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was first man on space -
sncc formed
Student Nonviolent coordinating commitee which was major civil rights movemnt -
First televised presidential debate
Kennedy vs. Nixon -
President Kennedy is elected
In a close election, Democrat U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon. -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
the barrier that divided Germany from 1961-89. -
Roger Maris of the Yankees breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record
first-ever major-league baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season -
SDS release port huron statement
political manifesto of the student activist movement (democratic). -
Marilyn Monroe Dies
died from a barbiturate overdose in her home. -
James Meredith registers at Ole Miss
An African-American man attempted to enroll in Ole Miss. Chaos soon broke out resulting in Meredith being able to enroll. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
dr no first james bond movie
film that launched james bond saga -
Dr King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
public speech delivered during March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -
John F Kennedy is assassinated
Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
The Beatles arrive in the United States
Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport -
The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan
record setting 73 million people tuned in to watch live -
New York World's fair begins
Expensive world's fair held at Flushing Meadows -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Authorized President Lyndon Johnson to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression" by North Vietnam. -
Lyndon b johnson defeates barry goldwater
Democrat Johnson beats Republican goldwater -
malcolm x assassination
American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was killed -
Watts race riots
took place in black Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles -
star trek tv show airs
At first rating were low on NBC so show was cancelled three years later. -
San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins
0,000 people gathered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Call for an expansion of your consciousness, -
First NFL superbowl
Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl. -
boxer muhammad Ali refuses military service
appeals conviction in 1967 of conviction for refusing to report going into US military services -
beatles release Sgt pepper's album
Eith Studio album by them -
Thurgood Marshall nominated to the supreme court
Lyndon B. Johnson nominated him to fill the seat of retiring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom Clark -
monterey musical festival was held
three day concert held in california -
LSD declared illegal by the U.S. government
was a symbol of hippie culture -
Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on 100+ cities and outposts in South Vietnamese. Attempt to rebel. -
martin luther king jr assassination
American Christian minister and activist who was the leader for the Civil Rights Movement and was assassinated. -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
mortally wounded in the Ambassador Hotel in LA. -
protests at the 1968 democratic national convention
protest against Vietnam War came to disrupt conention and Chicago promised to keep law and order. -
Richard Nixon is elected
He was a former vice president and defeated the Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey. -
Stonewall Riots
series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid -
Woodstock concert
held on Max Yagur's Dairy Farm. -
American astronauts land on the moon
Armstrong and Aldrin were first men to land on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module called the Eagle. They walked around, did experiments and picked up bits of the moon dirt and rocks for three hours. -
Manson Family murders Sharon Tate
Charles Watson was ordered to murder her. -
first airing of the flinstones
Titled : The Flinstone Flier" -
the rolling stones host altamont music festival
Went on as final act
