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August August 11 7. August 11 PM Police leave the scene with those they have arrested leaving behind an angered, tense crowd. August 11 8. August 12 Black leaders including preachers, teachers, and businessmen try to restore order in the community. August 13 News Events Rioting continues with an increase of looting and arson with fire brigades trying to put out fires started by rioters.

August 13 14, national guardsmen are called in and join the police trying to maintain order on the streets. August 14 Lieutenant Governor Anderson appeared on television announcing the curfew which made it a crime for any unauthorized persons to be on the streets in the curfew area after p. The riots ended with 34 dead and 1, reported injuries, including 90 Los Angeles police officers, firemen, 10 national guardsmen, 23 persons from other governmental agencies, and civilians. More than buildings were damaged by burning and looting and another buildings were destroyed,.

Several U. November 6th Maintenance personnel incorrectly set protective relay too low on a transmission line between the Niagara generating station Sir Adam Beck Station No. November 9th p. November 10th a. This one incident shows that a minor mistake caused by human error can easily cause a major problem that affects millions of people's lives.

In St. The Gateway Arch, located in St. Louis, Missouri, was completed during October when the final top section of the monument was put in place. The Gateway Arch was created as a landmark to memorialize the symbolic gateway between the Eastern United States and the West. It was designed by Eero Saarinen who won a design competition for the arch in and it took four years of construction to complete.

The monument is foot tall, foot wide and made with stainless steel. Mid 's Jim Crow laws dating back to the mid 's were for the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for whites and blacks. January 2nd Martin Luther King, Jr. February 18th C. Vivian led a march to the courthouse in Marion, the county seat of Perry County where state troopers rush the protesters and attack them.

Highway 80 and cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge they find a wall of state troopers waiting for them on the other side, civil rights marchers were attacked by state and local police with nightsticks and tear gas.

Seventeen marchers were hospitalized, leading to the naming of the march as "Bloody Sunday". March 8th Brutal televised images of the attack, which presented people with horrifying images of marchers left bloodied and severely injured, roused support for the U. Newspapers and News Magazines around the world also showed similar photos which shocked the world bringing more support to the civil rights movement.

March 9th Federal District Court Judge Frank Minis Johnson issued a restraining order, preventing the Selma to Montgomery march from taking place until he could hold additional hearings later in the week.

March 9th Martin Luther King, Jr. Buzz Aldrin also walks on the Moon, while the third member of the mission, Michael Collins, remains in orbit aboard the command module. An estimated audience of over , people gather for three days of music near Bethel, NY, swarming across the pastures of Max Yasgur's dairy farm. The festival is the brainchild of four men under age 26 including one with a multimillion-dollar trust fund. Only , tickets are sold, so around , people are expected - but the amazing lineup of bands and musicians draws many more.

Fences are pushed over and tickets become pointless. On opening night, sponsors declare free admission to all, and the word spreads like wildfire.

Police estimate a million more people trying to reach Woodstock are stuck in traffic jams up to 50 miles away. On the last morning, guitarist Jimi Hendrix wakes the crowd with a riveting solo version of the national anthem. A film of the concert is released the following year. A group of students launch protests against segregation at a "Whites only" lunch counter of the Woolworth store in Greensboro, NC. In Raleigh, N.

An interracial group of protesters board buses and travel to the South to test President Kennedy's commitment to civil rights. The state Governor physically blocks Meredith's progress on Sept 20, and again Sept Talks between the White House and the Governor fail to produce a solution. The Kennedy administration orders federal marshals to Oxford. On Sept 30, rioting kills two students, and wounds marshals. The next morning, Meredith officially registers as a transfer student; he graduates in Bob Dylan writes Oxford Town about Meredith's experiences.

Betty Friedan launches the modern feminist movement with her critique of the role of women in society. As a freelancer for Show magazine, she writes an infamous undercover expose about harassment and injustices while pretending to be a Playboy bunny. Speaking in front of the Lincoln Memorial, King sets aside his prepared notes to describe his vision of an nation that will "rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.

Their bodies are found on August 4, buried in an earthen dam. Investigation results in 21 arrests, and conspiracy convictions of seven Ku Klux Klan members in October Exactly 41 years after the murders, on June 22, , Edgar Ray Killen is convicted on three counts of manslaughter for masterminding the killings.

The Nation of Islam leader is killed during while delivering a speech in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. The National Organization for Women NOW is founded with the stated purpose of bringing "women into full participation in the mainstream of American society. In stark contrast to the nonviolence endorsed by civil rights activists, the militant Black Panthers approve the use of violence for defense.

The Black Panthers gain notoriety for patrolling streets in black berets and jackets, heavily armed with weapons. Their doctrine of self-determination and strength initially draws thousands of converts. Abbie Hoffman creates chaos on floor of the New York Stock Exchange by tossing fake currency from the gallery. Five-month student strike begins at San Francisco University.

The protests result in the creation of the nation's first ethnic studies program. Weeks of violent student uprisings begin with an extended student strike at U. A melee with police breaks out when someone resists arrest, launching the Gay Liberation Movement.

The Sixties: Moments in Time This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the s. December, U. Buildup Begins White Paper advises increased U. February 14, U. Will Fire Back Kennedy declares U. November, U. January 30, Coup in Saigon South Vietnam military sets up third government in three months.

April-June, U. June 8, U. Goes on the Offensive U. I call these internal military documents the Indonesian Genocide Files. Along with other newly public documents produced by the US State Department and the Chinese government , the files provide evidence of military agency behind the violence.

The Indonesian Genocide Files prove the killings were launched as a centrally co-ordinated campaign by the military. Under this campaign, the military deployed civilian militia groups and death squads. These carried out extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances and torture to terrorise the population into supporting military rule. This pretext event occurred during the early hours of 1 October , when a small group of disgruntled military officers, calling themselves the 30 September Movement, kidnapped and murdered key members of the military leadership, whom they accused of planning to stage a coup against Sukarno.

Early on the morning of 1 October , Major General Soeharto assumed the position of commander of the armed forces and refused to step down when ordered to do so by Sukarno. The command was granted the power to declare martial law internally, without first having to seek the approval of the president. With this new power, Soeharto declared martial law in Sumatra island on 1 October. The Indonesian Genocide Files show the military mobilised different types of civilian militia groups during the killings.

These included Islamist student groups and nationalist groups such as Pemuda Pancasila. This pretext event occurred during the early hours of 1 October , when a small group of disgruntled military officers, calling themselves the 30 September Movement, kidnapped and murdered key members of the military leadership, whom they accused of planning to stage a coup against Sukarno.

Early on the morning of 1 October , Major General Soeharto assumed the position of commander of the armed forces and refused to step down when ordered to do so by Sukarno. The command was granted the power to declare martial law internally, without first having to seek the approval of the president. With this new power, Soeharto declared martial law in Sumatra island on 1 October. The Indonesian Genocide Files show the military mobilised different types of civilian militia groups during the killings.

These included Islamist student groups and nationalist groups such as Pemuda Pancasila. Leading members of these organisations were further organised into military-sponsored death squads.