1. What’s Happening?
1960-NFL’s Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis (later move to AZ)
1960- Chubby Checker introduced the Twist
1960- Flintstones premiered
1961- Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced
1961- Ernest Hemingway committed suicide
1961- surfers in CA started new craze- “skateboarding”
1961- Sprite introduced
1962- Marvel comics introduced Spiderman
1962- Marilyn Monroe died
st James Bond movie, Dr. No, released
1964-Ford introduced the Mustang
1965- Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali
1965- Univ of Florida professor invented Gatorade

2. The Early Sixties

3. Election of 1960 Richard M. Nixon vs John F. Kennedy
First nationally televised debates- JFK seemed confident and vigorous; Nixon looked nervous and unsure
Those who listened on the radio thought Nixon won the debate; those who watch tv thought JFK won
Extremely close election
JFK won

4. John F. Kennedy 35th President 1961-1963
Democrat
First Lady- Jackie
2 kids
VP- Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
First president born in the 20th century
Youngest president elected (age 43)

5. Bay of Pigs Invasion
Plan had been made to help Cuban exiles invade Cuba
Invasion began on April 17th, 1961
It was a disaster- The New York Times had found out about it and Cuban intelligence agents also found out about it and Cuba’s military was ready
JFK wanted to deny direct involvement so he cancelled the promised US air support
Mission failed in four days and invaders were captured
JFK was upset and embarrassed but took full responsibility

6. Cuban Missile Crisis
Kruschev (USSR) placed offensive weapons in Cuba and aerial photos showed the launch pads
JFK called a group of advisers to consider response- decided to set up blockade of Cuba
Oct 22nd, 1962 JFK told a stunned nation what was going on and placed armed forces on full alert
Soviet ships continued toward Cuba- possibility of war if the Soviets ran the blockade
Kruschev ordered the ships back and missile bases to be taken apart; US promised not to invade Cuba

7. Space Race
April Yuri Gagarin of the USSR became first person to orbit the earth
May Alan Shepard Jr. became first American in Space
February 1962 John Glenn became first American to orbit the Earth
July 20th, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon

8. March on Washington
August 28th, 1963 more than 200,000 people marched in Washington, DC to demand racial equality
They listened to civil rights leaders make speeches calling for justice
High point was MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech
Civil Rights movement would continue to fight for equality throughout the 1960s

9. November 22nd, 1963 JFK went to Dallas on a political tour
Presidential motorcade carrying the president, first lady, governor and first lady of Texas, and the vice president and Mrs. Johnson drove through Dallas to the sound of cheering crowds
Shots rang out; lots of confusion-presidential limo sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital, but it was too late
Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president on Air Force One that afternoon
Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination; two days later was killed by Jack Ruby