1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become states
1960 - Civil Rights Movement begins
1961 - Dwight D. Eisenhower steps down and John F. Kennedy becomes president
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place, almost resulting in nuclear warfare
1963 - President Kennedy is assassinated, Lyndon B Johnson steps in. Martin Luther King also gives his "I have a Dream" speech during the March on Washingtonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8
1964 - Civil Rights Act is signed, ending racial segregation in schools and the workplace
1965 - The U.S. begins Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War, releasing missiles, bombs, and rockets
1966 - San Francisco becomes a major epicenter for the Hippie Revolution
1967 - The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album is released, including the song “With a Little Help from My Friends”
1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I%27ve_Been_To_The_Mountaintop.ogg
Senator Robert Kennedy, JFK's brother, quickly announced his passing from the back of a truck while campaigning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIj3LrNKss
1969 - Apollo 11 is launched and man walks on the moon for the first time
1970 - The first Earth Day is celebrated, cigarette smoking is banned from television, EPA is created
Now, do some research yourself! Search the 1968 timeline to learn more about the time period surrounding our novel "One Crazy Summer."
http://the1968exhibit.org/1968-timeline/desktop
1960 - Civil Rights Movement begins
1961 - Dwight D. Eisenhower steps down and John F. Kennedy becomes president
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis takes place, almost resulting in nuclear warfare
1963 - President Kennedy is assassinated, Lyndon B Johnson steps in. Martin Luther King also gives his "I have a Dream" speech during the March on Washingtonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8
1964 - Civil Rights Act is signed, ending racial segregation in schools and the workplace
1965 - The U.S. begins Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War, releasing missiles, bombs, and rockets
1966 - San Francisco becomes a major epicenter for the Hippie Revolution
1967 - The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album is released, including the song “With a Little Help from My Friends”
1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I%27ve_Been_To_The_Mountaintop.ogg
Senator Robert Kennedy, JFK's brother, quickly announced his passing from the back of a truck while campaigning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIj3LrNKss
1969 - Apollo 11 is launched and man walks on the moon for the first time
1970 - The first Earth Day is celebrated, cigarette smoking is banned from television, EPA is created
Now, do some research yourself! Search the 1968 timeline to learn more about the time period surrounding our novel "One Crazy Summer."
http://the1968exhibit.org/1968-timeline/desktop