IB 20th Project - Ben Geyer

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963 while in Dallas, Texas riding in a presidential motorcade. JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald from the 6th floor of a book depository. After he was pronounced dead, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into office.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2nd 1964. This act was a huge step in the right direction, as it outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex, etc.

Civil rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21st, 1965 by Black Muslims. He was killed while with the Organization of Afro-American Unity in the Audubon Ballroom, in Washington Heights.

Founded on October 15th, 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California. The organization was meant to patrol African American neighborhoods and protect them from police brutality.

The race riots in Detroit, Michigan were a result of the tight racial tensions in America during the 1960's. The riots resulted in thousands of buildings burned, some killed, and many injured. The National Guard and US Army had to be called in.

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis. His assassination sparked outrage and riots as well as more activism in the United States.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to land on the moon, and Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the surface. This accomplishment fulfilled Kennedy's goal of landing on the moon by the end of the 1960s. The United States had won the Space Race

The Woodstock music festival was a symbol for American culture at the time. Many "hippies" attended and wanted peace for America, not war. This is also a representation of the young generation and how they were doing a lot of drugs at the time.

4 students were killed and 9 were injured by the Ohio National Guard when they opened fire on a Vietnam War protest. This event turned public opinions against the war and was bad for Nixon.

Burglars that were a part of Nixon's reelection campaign had been arrested in the Democratic National Committee. They were stealing documents and wiretapping phones. This event led to a distrust and hate of the US government, and President Nixon would later resign.