What important events occurred during 1960's?

Question

Events that had a powerful impact on the American people...possibly still to this day. Thanks!

Please no copy and paste.

Answer 1

Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK assassination, MLK assassination, RFK assassination, Viet Nam, Viet Nam protests, the moon landing. First three astronauts killed (1967 or 68) when the capsule burned on the launch pad.

Sixties were pretty busy. On the music scene you had the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Monkees, Jefferson Starship, Fifth Dimension, Beach Boys.....
On television you had Star Trek, Lost in Space, Mission: Impossible, All in the Family, and Hee Haw.

In the theaters you had James Bond, John Wayne, Mary Poppins, and other Disney flicks.

Answer 2

1960 – Clark Kerr’s Master Plan for the University of California is established, guaranteeing
access to higher education for the citizens of California and defining the mission of the
university, state university, and community college systems in the state.
1960 – Four African American college students begin a sit-in at a “whites-only” lunch counter in
Greensboro, North Carolina. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee is later
organized and starts a nationwide network of student sit-ins to protest segregation
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1960

* The first debate for a presidential election was televised. It was between Senator John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Nikon seemed nervous, but Kennedy stood tall. The debate on TV changed many people's minds about Kennedy.
* This year NASA sent up ECHO, the first communications satellite to be seen with the naked eye.
* American "U2" spy plane shot down over the USSR.
* The Olympic Games were held in Rome and Wilma Rudolf won three gold medals.
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Answer 3

England 4-West Germany 2 (Wembley, 30 July 1966)

Answer 4

Moon landing, Kennedy Assassination, Martin Luther King assassination, Civil Rights legislation

Answer 5

See the site below. It is a great reference.

Answer 6

The Beatles, of course...