https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq A timeline of the events that occurred during the Counterculture Movement en-us 2017-12-07 13:14:31 UTC 2025-10-25 04:57:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214094911 The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a massive, long-lasting student protest which took place during the 1964–65 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. The Movement was informally under the central leadership of Berkeleygraduate student Mario Savio.]]> 2017-12-07 13:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214094911 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214095107 A student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last convention in 1969.]]> 2017-12-07 13:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214095107 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214095194 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, an event that sent shock waves reverberating around the world. A Baptist minister and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), King had led the civil rights movement since the mid-1950s, using a combination of impassioned speeches and nonviolent protests to fight segregation and achieve significant civil-rights advances for African Americans. His assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black Americans, as well as a period of national mourning that helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era.]]> 2017-12-07 13:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214095194 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097571 Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. The tragedy was a watershed moment for a nation divided by the conflict in Southeast Asia. In its immediate aftermath, a student-led strike forced the temporary closure of colleges and universities across the country. Some political observers believe the events of that day in northeast Ohio tilted public opinion against the war and may have contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.]]> 2017-12-07 13:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097571 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097702 The Watergate scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972, when several burglars were arrested in the office of the Democratic National Committee, located in the Watergate complex of buildings in Washington, D.C. This was no ordinary robbery: The prowlers were connected to President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign, and they had been caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. Nixon took aggressive steps to cover up the crime afterwards, and in August 1974, after his role in the conspiracy was revealed, Nixon resigned. The Watergate scandal changed American politics forever, leading many Americans to question their leaders and think more critically about the presidency.]]> 2017-12-07 13:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097702 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097800 In the morning, President Kennedy delivers a speech at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. ]]> 2017-12-07 13:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097800 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097993 2017-12-07 13:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214097993 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214462413 The Tet Offensive was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War. Though U.S. and South Vietnamese forces managed to hold off the attacks, news coverage of the massive offensive shocked the American public and eroded support for the war effort. Despite heavy casualties, North Vietnam achieved a strategic victory with the Tet Offensive, as the attacks marked a turning point in the Vietnam War and the beginning of the slow, painful American withdrawal from the region.]]> 2017-12-08 12:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214462413 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465549 2017-12-08 13:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465549 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465814 A radical movement of the 1960s and 1970s. New Leftists opposed the military-industrial complex and involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War; they urged more public attention to conditions of black people and the poor.]]> 2017-12-08 13:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465814 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465974 The action was known as the "March on the Pentagon." Hoping to attract young, educated college students, Mobe coordinator David Dellinger appointed Jerry Rubin, who led the large Vietnam Day Committee at the University of California, Berkeley, to organize themarch.]]> 2017-12-08 13:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214465974 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214466133 The Chicago Seven (originally eight) were political radicals accused of conspiring to incite the riots that occurred at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. During the five-month trial, the prosecution stressed the defendants’ provocative rhetoric and subversive intentions, while the defense attributed the violence to official overreaction. The case drew national attention for the artists and activists that testified as witnesses, as well as defendant Bobby Seale’s actions, which earned him four years in prison for contempt of court. In February 1970, five of the seven were found guilty, but an appeals court overturned the convictions in 1972.]]> 2017-12-08 13:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214466133 12568456 https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214466608 2017-12-08 13:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/12568456/7zlmi6qr9nvq/wish/214466608