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American History by Decades: 1960s
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, enacted in 1964.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut who became the first person to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
The Vietnam War
A protracted conflict that took place from the 1950s to the 1970s with significant escalation and U.S. involvement during the 1960s.
Woodstock Music & Art Fair
A music festival that symbolized the counterculture of the 1960s, held in August 1969 in upstate New York.
John F. Kennedy Assassination
The 35th President of the United States was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation.
The March on Washington
A massive protest march that took place in August 28, 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Black Panther Party
A political organization founded in 1966 that challenged police brutality against the African American community.
The Apollo 8 Mission
The second manned spaceflight mission in NASA's Apollo program, it was the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth in December 1968.
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