1960s Timeline

In 1960:

• Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Released
• First Televised Presidential Debates
• John F. Kennedy elected president
• The Greensboro sit-ins were sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, spurs similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
• Civil Rights Act of 1960, establishing federal inspection of local voter registration polls and penalties for those attempting to obstruct someones attempt to register to vote or actually vote

In 1961:

• The US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
• John F. Kennedy becomes US President
• The Peace Corp is established
• Bay of Pigs invasions takes place
• Soviets launch first man in space
• The Berlin Wall was built
• The war in Vietnam officially begins with 900 military advisers landing in Saigon
• Adolf Eichmann on Trial for Role in Holocaust

In 1962:

• The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place
• John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth
• Marilyn Monroe dies of an apparent overdose from acute barbiturate poisoning at 36
• Rachel Carson Publishes Silent Spring
• Andy Warhol Exhibits His Campbell's Soup Can
• The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is formed

In 1963:

• Martin Luther King gives "I Have A Dream" speech
• John F Kennedy is assassinated
• Betty Friedan Publishes The Feminine Mystique

In 1964:

• The Beatles arrive in the United States and have their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 takes place outlawing major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States
• Cassius Clay (a.k.a. Muhammad Ali) Becomes World Heavyweight Champion
• Action figure G.I Joe debuts
• Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life in Prison

In 1965:

• Malcolm X is Assassinated
• The US sends troops to Vietnam
• Riots in Los Angeles neighborhood Watts takes place

In 1966:

• Miranda v. Arizona establishes "Miranda rights" for suspects
• National Organization For Women (NOW) is established
• The three major American television networks NBC, CBS and ABC,have full color lineups in their prime-time schedules.
• The Black Panther Party is established
• Mao Zedong Launches the Cultural Revolution in China
• Star Trek Debuts on Television
• Mass draft protests start in the US

In 1967:

• Jack Ruby dies of a pulmonary embolism
• The first heart transplant takes place
• The Super Bowl Debuts
• The Six Day War happens in the Middle East
• The Summer Of Love Takes Place
• Che Guevara is Killed
• Joseph Stalin's daughter defects
• American Samoa becomes self-governing under a new constitution

In 1968:

• Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated
• Martin Luther King is assassinated
• The Tet Offensive launched
• Richard Nixon is elected President

In 1969:

• Yasser Arafat Becomes Leader of the PLO
• Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon
• Sesame Street premieres on National Educational Television
• The Rock and Roll Music Festival, Woodstock, takes place