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Newport Jazz Festival
This was significant, not only in the musical aspect but also in the cultural aspect, as it was organized as a protest. -
Nixon-Kennedy Debates (1st on Television)
The first televised debate ended up sparking the question of whether voters should vote based on the appearance of the candidates. -
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, and Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as President. -
The Beatles Appear for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles' first appearance in the 60s was important in the history of music and its culture. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon Johnson was granted congressional power to do whatever he pleased, and he ended up elevating the tension in the Vietnam War. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The United States formed a plan to bomb North Vietnam to cut off supplies from being sent to the South, but it failed. -
March on the Pentagon
This was a massive anti-war protest against the current events in the Vietnam War, with a crowd of 100,000 protestors in Washington, D.C. -
Mai Lai Massacre
During the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese civilians were killed in the act of war crimes by United States soldiers. -
Riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention
This was a political convention that broke out into protests and bloody riots, resulting in one death and hundreds of injuries. -
Woodstock
As one of the largest music festivals, Woodstock was a created opportunity to spread peace and unity during the 60s countercultural movement. -
Chicago 8 Trial
Following the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention riots, eight defendants were accused of conspiracy of the riots. -
Kent State Protest
Going down in history as a brutal shooting on a college campus in Ohio, the National Guards fired into a crowd of college students, killing 4 and injuring 9. -
Roe vs. Wade
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the constitutional right to abortion, leaving it up to the woman to make the choice. -
The Beatles Break Up
In the year of 1974, after a decade, the Beatles went their separate way for a variety of reasons, including personal reasons.