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Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The 1960 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election between Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard Nixon. -
Aug 7, 1961 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
a joint resolution passed by the U.S. Congress on August 7, 1964, authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against U.S. forces in Southeast Asia -
Nov 22, 1963 The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas -
Feb 9, 1964 The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first live American television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” broadcast from New York on CBS. -
1965 Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a sustained aerial bombardment campaign by the U.S. against North Vietnam, China, and North Korea from March 1965 to November 1968 during the Vietnam War -
Mar 16, 1966 Mai Lai Massacre
Mai Lai Massacre
The My Lai massacre was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. -
Apr 9, 1966 The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles Break Up
The Beatles officially broke up on April 9, 1970, when Paul McCartney announced his departure from the band. While John Lennon had previously expressed his desire to leave, it was McCartney's public announcement that confirmed the end of the band. The breakup was a culmination of various factors, including creative differences, business disputes, and personal issues -
Aug 21, 1967 March on the Pentagon
The March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War on October 21, 1967. The protest involved more than 100,000 attendees at a rally by the Lincoln Memorial -
Aug 28, 1968 Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention Riots. On August 28, 1968, around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held. At approximately 3:30 pm, a young man lowered the American flag that was in the park. -
Aug 15, 1969 Woodstock
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. -
Sep 24, 1969 Chicago 8 Trial
Chicago 8 Trial
The trial of the Chicago Eight, later known as the Chicago Seven, began on September 24, 1969, and concluded on February 18, 1970. The trial took place in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. -
May 4, 1970 Kent State Protest
On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. -
1973 Roe vs Wade
Roe vs Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 US Supreme Court case that established a woman's right to choose an abortion, based on the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision struck down many state laws that restricted or banned abortion, and it sparked a national debate that continues today. In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs