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Bob Dylan perfoms his first gig at Cafe Wha? In Greenwich Village. He was 19 at the time.
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Senator Kennedy narrowly beat Nixon for the presidency. At 43 he became the youngest elected president and the first Roman Cathlolic one. He was a war hero and a Harvard graduate.
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The peace corps was founded by the US government .Its work is generally related to Social and economic development.
The Act declares that its purpose is to:
To promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps, which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower. -
Bob Dylan has his first billed performance at Gerde's Folk City.
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Amnesty International Founded.
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Timothy Leary founds International Foundation for Internal Freedom (IFIF) to promote LSD research & publish The Psychedelic Review.
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Beatles on TV at London Palladium. 15 million get to see them perform "She Loves You" and "Twist and Shout".
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President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas, Texas, President Johnson sworn in.
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President Johnson escalates the Vietnam War.
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The Beatles arrive in New York to 10,000 screaming fans.
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The Beatles first appear on Ed Sullivan Show, 74 million people watch, the largest audience in the history of television.
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Ken Kessey and the Merry Pranksters border “Further” and set of east ward. Kesey wanted to see what would happen when hallucinogenic-inspired spontaneity confronted what he saw as the banality and conformity of American society.
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Bob Dylan's first meets The Beatles. He introduces the band to Marijuana. The met at the Delmonico Hotel in New York City.
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The US start the bombing of Vietnam.
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Owsley starts LSD factory, making large quantities of LSD available for the first time.
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The first US soldier steps foot in Vietnam.
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SDS Lead the first Anti Vietnam protest in Washington. 25, 000 attend.
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Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone" enters the charts.
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Bob Dylan plays the Newport Folk Festival.
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Ken Kessey meets the Hells Angels. They become security for many Hippie events.
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The burning of draft cards becomes illegal.
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The term Hippie is coined by San Francisco writer Michael Fallon.
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The Psychedelic Shop head store opens on Haight Street, San Francisco.
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25,000 protest on 5th Ave. Other protests in 7 US cities and 7 foreign cities.
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Sandoz stops supplying LSD to researchers.
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The FBI releases a file on LSD.
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10,000 protesters take to the streets of Washington DC.
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"Turn on, tune in, drop out" was the motto of this "religion".
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10,000 + take to the streets of New York City.
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The first human be in. 20,000 gathered in San Francisco.
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25,000 troops sent to the Cambodian border.
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Scientist report that LSD causes chromosome damage.
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Be In at Central Park in New York, 10,000 attend.
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Draft card burnings and anti draft demonstrations.
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Anti Vietnam protest, 400,000 march from central park. Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. & more.
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Flower Power day in New York City.
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The first of many hippie music festivals.
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Summer Solstice Party in Golden Gate Park.
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The Beatles sing "All you Need is Love" on TV.
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448,400 US troops in Vietnam.
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The summer of Love held in San Francisco.
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Anti War protesters storm the pentagon.
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"Stop the draft" movement organised by 40 anti - war groups, nationwide protests ensured.
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1000 anti - war protesters try to close a NYC induction centre. 585 arrests made
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Youth International Party (Yippies) Founded.
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Start of the Spring Mobilisation against the Vietnam War.
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The rock musical HAIR opened on Broadway.
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Vietnam peace talks take place in Paris.
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541,000 US troops in Vietnam
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100,000 US troops dead or injured in Vietnam.
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono marry & have their "one week lie in for peace"
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543,000 US troops now in Vietnam.
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Police raid a gay bar in Greenwich Village. Start of Gay liberation movement.
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500,000 people gathered for 3 days of music, love and peace at the Woodstock Festival.
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FBI reports 98% increase in marijuana arrests from 1966-1969.
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500,000 protesters nationwide. First Vietnam Moratorium.
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500,000 + march in Washington DC for peace.
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McCartney announces the break up of The Beatles.
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The first earth day. Millions participate.
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Nixon sends troops in to Cambodia.
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4 College students killed by National Guard at Kent University, Ohio.
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100,000 attend anti war rally in Washington DC.
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Jimi Hendrix dies at age 27.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Activated.
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1000+ Veterans protest against the Vietnam War & try to throw their medals over the Capitol fence.
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Vietnam Veterans try to return their medals and ribbons in protest.
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Greenpeace founded in Vancouver,Canada.
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First rainbow gathering in Colorado.
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1100 anti war protesters arrested outside Republican National Convention.
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Vietnam ceasefire agreement signed. 58,000 US casualties.
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The last US troops withdraw from Vietnam.
