What Are The Key Events Of The 1960's

Josh sharp 2nd hour The 1960’s was a rough time for the citizens of the United States. Once the year 1964 came around, well known leaders were beginning to be assassinated. It all started when president John F Kennedy was assassinated in a open top car in Dallas Texas. The next assassination happened to Malcolm X on his way to deliver a speech about his new organization. Three years later Martin Luther king Jr was assassinated on a balcony. The last leader to be assassinated in the 60’s was Robert F Kennedy in the kitchen after winning the California and South Dakota primary elections. The 1960’s was a very rough time for America because of the ones we lost. The Kennedys left the airport and traveled a ten-mile route that wound through downtown Dallas on the way to their next destination where the President was scheduled to speak at a luncheon. Crowds of excited people lined the streets to get a glimpse of the Kennedys. The car turned off Main Street at Dealey Plaza around 12:30 p.m. As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly echoed in the plaza. Bullets struck the president's neck and head and he fell towards Mrs. Kennedy. The …show more content…
On February 21, 1965, he was preparing to deliver a speech to the Organization of Afro-American Unity in the Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. Then someone in the 400 person audience yelled, "N***er! Get your hand outta my pocket!" As Malcolm X and his bodyguards headed towards the disturbance, a man rushed Malcolm X and shot him once in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun and then two other men charged the stage firing semi-automatic handguns. Malcolm X was pronounced dead at 3:30 pm, shortly after arriving at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. After the autopsy, the coroner identified 21 gunshot wounds to the chest, left shoulder, arms and legs, including ten buckshot from the initial shotgun