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1960s events
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6 Nov 2019
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Greensboro sit-ins
Civil Rights Act of 1960
John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President
Bay of Pigs Invasion;
Alan Shepard first American in space
Vietnam War officially begins
Andy Warhol creates Campbell's Soup Cans painting
Cuban Missile Crisis
Spider-Man debuts
March on Washington & Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan published
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
President Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President
Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
Economic Opportunity Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Thurgood Marshall appointed
Immigration Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act
Medicaid and Medicare enacted
Higher Education Act of 1965
Malcolm X assassinated
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established;
Department of Transportation created
Feminist group National Organization for Women (NOW) formed
First Super Bowl is played
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Fair Housing Act
Nixon becomes the 37th President
Maya Angelou publishes I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Stonewall riots in New York City
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon
Woodstock Music Festival
Sesame Street premieres
Secret peace talks with Vietnam begin
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