The 1960s History ‑ Events, Timeline & Facts | HISTORY
WEBMay 25, 2010 · The 1960s saw John F. Kennedy elected to the White House and gains in civil rights before America splintered amid cultural divisions and Vietnam War protests.
1960's Major News Events in History - The People History
WEB1960s News Events include Cold War gets colder, Vietnam War sparks protests by students, John F Kennedy Assisinated, Cuban Missile Crisis, Civil Rights Movement, Music Revolution, first man is landed on the moon ....
JFK, MLK, LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1960s - ThoughtCo
WEBMar 6, 2020 · At the start of the 1960s, things seemed pretty much like the 1950s: prosperous, calm, and predictable. But by 1963, the civil rights movement was making headlines and the young and vibrant President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, one of the most stunning events of the 20th century.
The Sixties . Timeline . Text Version | PBS
WEBOct 14, 2016 · This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time, and continuing...
1960 Major News Events in History - The People History
WEB1960 Major News Events in History. OPEC ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ) is formed. Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane. The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers are going to be sent to Vietnam. Construction on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt began.
1960s - Wikipedia
WEBFrom top left, clockwise: A US Navy plane flies over a Soviet cargo ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis; Israeli tanks advancing on the Golan Heights during the Six-Day War; Biafran child starving from the mass famine caused by the Nigerian Civil War; A U.S. infantry patrol during the Vietnam War; the Beatles led the British Invasion of the U.S...
U.S. Timeline, 1960-1969 - America's Best History
WEBAmerica's Best History - United States History Timeline 1960-1969. Civil Rights and Turmoil. Most important historical events of each year of the decade of the 1960's listed.
1960s: Counterculture and Civil Rights Movement - HISTORY
WEBApr 22, 1970 · The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements...
The Sixties . Timeline | PBS
WEBThe 1960s are America’s most historically and culturally complex decade. Events and personalities connect, collide, and carom across years and themes.
1960 in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBMay 1 – A Soviet missile shoots down an American Lockheed U-2 spy plane; the pilot Gary Powers is captured. May 3 – The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical, opens at New York City's Sullivan Street Playhouse, where it will play for 42 years.
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