1. Section  4
The Age Of Aquarius

2. Quiz first!

3. Question 1 Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. ? James Pearl Ray
Some guy named Jerry (yes, he's back)
James Earl Ray
Jackson Earl Ray

4. Question 2 When was Martin Luther was presumed dead? April 4th,1958
September 7th,2006
He's not dead, just a ghost

5. Question 3
After managing JFK's political campaign successfully, who was appointed to serve as Attorney General?
Robert Kennedy, JFK's brother
Jaquelyn Kennedy
Charlie ,the Kennedy's welsh terrier

6. Question 4 What year did Jimi Hendrix play at the Woodstock Festival?
1949
1974
1969
Who/what is that?

7. A horrible year The year 1968 was the most robust of the 20th century
Terrible events such as violent riots, assassinations, and foreign policy disasters
Hippies believed the year would be a harmonious and peaceful year

8. Democratic National Convention
At the convention,  Hubert Humphrey stood a chance at getting the delegates' vote
People thought he would not withdraw troops from Vietnam if elected
The Youth International Party (aka Yippies) organized a festival to occur with the democratic convention
The event turned violent quickly after  Protesters were encourage to abuse police by throwing thing like rocks and bottles

9. The persistence of dissent
When Nixon became president in early 1969, he recognized that the Vietnam question had for several years, had been a major source of social unrest.
The new president had to determine the best way of uniting a society that was being increasingly divided into pro- and antiwar fractions
As we have seen, since the mid- 1960s, students and americans critical of U.S. Foreign policy and expressed their dissent by engaging in sit-ins, marches, and mass demonstrations.

10. Some highlights of the timeline
January 1964- Lyndon Johnson, in his state of the union address, announces a "war on poverty"
August 20, 1964 – president Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity act , a key component of his Great Society program 
March 8, 1965- the first official U.S. Combat troops enter the Vietnam war.
June 18, 1965- american 8 52 planes begin bombing in South Vietnam, sinking communist targets