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Nixon-Kennedy Debates
The debate was watched by 70 million people. It also gave many potential voters to actually see presidential candidates. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a frequently interrupted bombing campaign that began on February 24, 1956 and lasted until the end of October of 1968 -
The killing of JFK
As John was passing the Texas School Book Depository gun shots were fired and the bullets struck JFK in the neck and the head. -
Beetles first time on Ed Sulivan Show
The Beatles who where from Liverpool took the stage for the first tv performance in America, changing the course of the music. The appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was a big thing that rang throughout america. -
Woodstock
This was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
During the evening of August 28, 1968, with the police riot occurring on Michigan Avenue in front of the Democratic party's convention headquarters and the Conrad Hilton hotel, -
Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival experimented with rock music for the first time on July 3, 1969. -
March on Washington
The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters at a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. -
Mai Lai Massacre
The Lai Massacre was a mass killing of as many as 500 unarmed villages by U.S. soldiers. -
Chicago 8 Trial
On September 24, 1969, thirteen months after the riots that shocked America, the trial of the so-called "Chicago Eight" began in the oak-paneled, twenty-third-floor courtroom of Judge Julius Hoffman. -
Kent State Protest
Were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus. -
Beattles Break Up
One of the primary reasons for the Beatles' breakup was internal tension and creative differences. Over the years, the members of the band had developed their own individual styles and interests, and this led to clashes over the direction of the group's music. -
Roe vs. Wade
This was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion