Timeline by James Castillo

Election of 1960

jamesca10 — 2025-03-07 16:28:00 UTC

During the Election of 1960, John F Kennedy won against Richard Nixon because he called the Birmingham Jail to let Martin Luther King out. This made many civil rights activists favor him.

1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion

jamesca10 — 2025-03-07 16:32:17 UTC

In 1961, there was a grand invasion into Cuba in hopes of overthrowing Fidel Castro. This invasion was unsuccessful and ended up resulting in many deaths and made the US look weaker and less competent.

1960 Greensboro Sit-ins

jamesca10 — 2025-03-07 16:37:10 UTC

4 African-American college students walked into a white only diner and sat down and refused to get up despite many whites throwing stuff at them and beating them. They continued to do this for many days until they were finally served. Many others that were supporting the Civil rights movement went in to join them.

1963 Kennedy assassination

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 02:41:28 UTC

In 1963, President Kennedy was riding in Dallas, Texas in a car when all of a sudden he was shot in the head. It's believed that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, although there have been some theories and debate about the whole ordeal because Oswald wasn't the best shot according to his military records and he would've needed to shoot through trees.

1963 - 1969 Lyndon B Johnson presidency

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 02:47:47 UTC

Lyndon B. Johnson became president right after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He played a huge role during the 1960s. He set up his great society program which was meant to help the poor with education and poverty. He also performed a bunch of operations for the Vietnam war which was still raging on.

1963 Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speech

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 02:54:38 UTC

During 1963, the civil rights movement was still raging on. Martin Luther King was a very big part of this and during the famous March on Washington, he delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. This speech touched the hears of many and inspired many others to continue the fight for civil rights.

1964 Freedom Summer

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 03:00:26 UTC

During 1964, thousands of student volunteers went into the South and set up Freedom schools all around and helped register voters in the state. It was a time of great civil rights. It was also dangerous as many of the southern locals weren't fans of what was going on. They were often violent towards the people, both white and black, that were participating in Freedom Summer.

1965 Watts Riots

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 03:04:37 UTC

In 1965, there was a series of protests that soon turned into very violent riots between African-Americans and the southern police. Many were injured and 34 were killed. There was great property damage too. The riots resulted in about 40 million dollars in damage which was a lot more money back then than it is today.

1968 Olympic games.

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 03:11:30 UTC

During the 1968 Olympic games, there was a very famous moment during the track final. American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos both raised their black gloves when they were standing on the podium. This was a political sign and because of this they were both expelled from the games.

1969 Richard Nixon

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 03:14:36 UTC

During 1969, Lyndon B Johnson's term ended and he decided that he didn't want to run again. Richard Nixon ended up running again and he won the election, hence making him the 37th president of the United States of America.

1965 Operation rolling thunder starts.

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 14:11:09 UTC

In the year 1965, an order was issued for the war that was ongoing in Vietnam. It was called Operation rolling thunder. This Operation consisted of the US performing a very heavy bombing campaign to weaken the north Vietnamese.

1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 15:11:02 UTC

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot from the balcony of the motel that he was staying at. He was rushed to the hospital but was soon pronounced dead. The person that shot was a white, racist man by the name of James Earl Ray. He was an escaped convict as well.

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 17:18:08 UTC

During 1962, a US military plane went over Cuba and discovered something shocking. Missiles! America went into a giant panic and started preparing for nuclear war. John F. Kennedy set up a blockade to prevent ships from entering or exiting Cuba. Eventually, The Us and the Soviets were able to negotiate and the nukes were taken off of Cuba.

1969 Apollo 11

jamesca10 — 2025-03-21 17:29:31 UTC

Throughout the 1960s, America had been competing with the Soviets to make it up to space first. They had lost the lead when the Soviet Union managed to launch Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin. The Us miraculously managed to turn the tide around when they launched Apollo 11 up on to the moon. This was huge and ended up being the most broadcast television program ever. Some people till this day think that it was fake despite the numerous evidence that it really did happen.