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1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; See also: History of the United States (1945–1964) ... The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is formally opened to traffic in New York City. 1950 ...
By the mid-1960s, the majority of American workers enjoyed the highest wage levels in the world, [51] and by the late-1960s, the great majority of Americans were richer than people in other countries, except Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada. Educational outlays were also greater than in other countries while a higher proportion of young people ...
1950 was a watershed year for many cities in the United States. Many cities in the country peaked in population, but started a slow decline caused by suburbanization associated with pollution, congestion, and increased crime rates in urban centers, while the improved infrastructure of the Eisenhower Interstate System more easily facilitated car ...
Events from the year 1960 in the ... Northwest Airlines Flight 710 crashes near Tell City, ... List of American films of 1960; Timeline of United States history (1950 ...
Pages in category "Timelines of cities in the United States" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
People who love the 1960s need to add these locations to their travel bucket lists to experience and remember the things that made the decade so important.
Timeline of women in warfare in the United States before 1900; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999; Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010; Timeline of women lawyers in the United States; Timeline of ...