1960
February 1
First Sit-In Protests:
At a Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina, four African American students challenge the injustice of a “whites only” lunch counter by taking a seat. This organized dissent opened the floodgates of nonviolent protests against segregation in the United States.
March 23
Return of the King:
Elvis Presley showed the world that he could handle more than a guitar. After serving two years as Sgt. Presley in the United States Army, he received an honorable discharge and came home to be Elvis again.
April 15-17
SNCC Established:
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was formed in an effort to involve African American youth in the civil rights movement and had its birth at Shaw University in …show more content…
His objective was to photograph denied territory in the Soviet Union and the high-altitude reconnaissance program was the first of its kind. Unfortunately, the flight information was leaked to the Soviets and Powers was shot down by a SAM-2 missile. He survived the crash, but was unable to perform the self-destruct operation on the top-secret plane and was taken by the KGB for interrogation.
May 13
HUAC Tactics Protest:
Students and faculty members of the University of California, Berkeley, protest at the hearings held by the House of Un-American activities Committee in San Francisco. The demonstrators were forcibly removed from the premises by police.
May 16
LASERS on Point:
The first LASER was demonstrated by Physicist Theodore Maiman and had a profound effect on pop-culture, inspiring explosive usage in science fiction movies and books. In the decades that followed further research would begin on fiber-optics …show more content…
On a Monday evening, candidates Nixon and Kennedy are displayed for 70 million viewers. While Nixon is pale, sweaty, and nervous, Kennedy is tan, smartly dressed, and calm. The political power game has shifted into the realm of image, rather than substance.
November 8
Presidential Election:
By the narrowest victory since 1884, John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States. Although Nixon had won more states than Kennedy, the electoral college awarded The Democratic newcomer was the youngest President ever elected and the first Roman Catholic President.
December
Viet Cong Come into View:
In South Vietnam, an armed alliance of communists and insurgents emerge. This coalition was made up of professional soldiers and young, regional recruits. They became masters of guerrilla warfare. The term “Viet Cong” is derogatory slang meaning the Vietnamese Communist. They called themselves the National Liberation Front and were violently opposed to Ngo Dinh Diem’s rule. Washington, however, denounced the organization , claiming that they were puppets of Hanoi communists.

The “Pill” is Born:
The first drug manufactured for social, rather than medical, reasons. The pill enables a sexual revolution and is a feature in 1960s culture, appearing in the movie Prudence and the