1964 The Civil Rights Act is passed by Congress on July 2.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1964 On February 9, the British rock group, the Beatles, appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: popular cultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1961 On March 29, the Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution, which grants Washington, D.C., electoral votes, becomes law with its ratification by Ohio.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: constitutional amendmentsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1961
1960 The eighteenth U.S. census reveals that the nation's population on April 1 is 179,323,175Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1960
1962 Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was released on September 27. The book is widely credited with helping to launch the environmental movement.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1962
1963 Martin Luther King delivers his "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on Washington, August 28.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1963
1963 The Clean Air Act is signed by President Johnson on December 17.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1963
1961 On March 1, the Peace Corps is established by President John F. Kennedy by executive order.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: international affairsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1961
1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis runs from October 14 to November 20.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: national securityEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1962
1959 On August 21, Hawaii becomes the fiftieth state.Timeline State: HawaiiTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: statehoodEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1959
