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The Sixties: Major Events

The decade that changed America. From Kennedy’s New Frontier and the brink of nuclear war over Cuba, through Johnson’s Great Society and the triumphs of the civil rights movement, to the deepening war in Vietnam and the upheaval at home — the events of the 1960s, year by year.

1960

The decade begins

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Eras of history

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Key events

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New Frontier Great Society Years of Turmoil Decade Closes

The New Frontier1960 – 1963

1961Berlin Crisis 1962First American in Space 1962Steel Prices Rolled Back 1962US Commitment To Vietnam Deepens 1962Prayer Unconstitutional In School 1962Enviromental Movement Launched 1962First Black at University of Mississippi 1962Cuban Missile Crisis 1962Feminine Mystique Published 1963Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963University of Alabama Integrated 1963Medgar Evers Slain 1963President Kennedy Assassinated

The Great Society1964 – 1966

1964Beatles in America 1964Tonkin Gulf Resolution 1964Warren Commission Report 1964Civil Rights Act 1965War On Poverty Launched 1965Violence In Selma 1965Bay of Pigs 1965Voting Rights Act Of '65 1965Kennedy-Khrushchev Summit 1965Riots In Watts 1965Medicare 1965Immigration Act Of 1965March On Washington 1965Kennedy Visits Berlin 1965American Troops Intervene In Dominican Republic 1965Spiro Agnew Resigns 1965Arab Oil Embargo 1966Miranda Decision 1966National Organization Of Women Founded

Years of Turmoil1967 – 1968

1967Large Scale War Protest Held 1967Johnson Meets Kosygin 1968Tet Offensive In Vietnam 1968McCarthy Wins 40% Of New Hampshire Vote 1968Johnson Will Not Run For Reelection 1968Martin Luther King Assassinated 1968Robert Kennedy Killed 1968Violence Mars Democratic Convention

The Decade Closes1969 – 1970

1969Landing on the Moon 1969Woodstock 1970Invasion Of Cambodia 1973Gerald Ford Becomes Vice President 1973Saturday Night Massacre 19741974-Richard Nixon Resigns

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