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James Meredith registers at ole miss
James Meredith officially became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi on October 2, 1962. He was guarded twenty-four hours a day by reserve U.S. deputy marshals and army troops, and he endured constant verbal harassment from a minority of students. -
president Kennedy is elected
Youngest president, only served three terms before getting assassinated -
Berlin wall constructed
to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin -
Marilyn Monroe dies
On August 4, 1962, she died at age 36 of an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home -
Cuban missile crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -
Dr. Kings "I have a Dream" speech
On August 28 1963, a quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections. -
John F Kennedy assassinated
On November 22, 1963, at approximately 12:30 p.m., local time, President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nelly Connally. -
Beatles arrive in the U.S
The Beatles First US Visit chronicles the remarkable two weeks in February 1964 that began America's still-enduring love affair with the group. -
First NFL Football Superbowl
The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever Super Bowl. -
Thurgood marshall nominated to the supreme court
Justice Thurgood Marshall: First African American Supreme Court Justice. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated distinguished civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to be the first African American justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. -
San Francisco "Summer of Love" begins
San Francisco, during that brief period, starting with the Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967, became one of the main epicenters of hippiedom, and arguably its spiritual heart, serving as the birthplace of multiple bands that would go on to shape the music of the era, and draw crowds at another -
Beatles release Sgt. Peppers album
Released on 1st June, 1967, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the band's eighth album became the soundtrack to the "summer of love" but its appeal is timeless. -
Martin Luther king assassinated
King's friend and SCLC organizer Reverend James Lawson has suggested that the impending occupation of Washington, D.C. by the Poor People's Campaign was a primary motive for the assassination. -
Robert Kennedy assassination
On June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and pronounced dead the following day. Robert F. Kennedy lies mortally wounded on the floor immediately after the shooting. -
Richard Nixon is elected
His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. -
American astronauts land on the moon
The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy -
woodstock concert
Although there is no official count for the number of people who attended the historic music event, it is estimated that nearly 500,000 people were present at Woodstock '69 over the course of the 4-day festival.