Presidents
This popular president was the first known Catholic as well as the youngest elected president.
John F. Kennedy
This actress stared in films such as Breakfast and Tiffany's and Sabrina.
Audrey Hepburn
This handsome blue-eyed actor starred in films such as Cool Hand Luke and Hud.
Paul Newman
The Good, the Bad...
And The Ugly
Which war dominated the news cycle in the 1960s?
Vietnam War
This president served at the end of the 1960s. He was first known as a Congressman and Vice President to Dwight Eisenhower.
Richard Nixon
This actress won an academy award for her acclaimed performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor
This actor broke barriers with his strong portrayals in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night.
Sidney Poitier
Easy
Rider
Which presidential hopeful and member of a prominent political family was assassinated in 1968?
Robert Kennedy
This Congressman ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 election on the Democratic ticket.
Hubert Humphrey
This actress starred in hits such as Westside Story and Splendor in the Grass.
Natalie Wood
This actor is considered by many to be the definitive version of the character James Bond. He starred in Dr. No and Goldfinger.
Sean Connery
A Raisin
In the Sun
This civil rights activist was assassinated in 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This southern Congressman and Vice President was known for his eponymous "treatment"; an intimidation tactic used to sway other politicians his way. This tactic involved standing extremely close to his opponent.
Lyndon Johnson
This actress starred in Bye Bye Birdie.
Ann-Margret
This actor was known by the moniker the "King of Cool" starring in films such as The Great Escape and Bullitt.
Steve McQueen
The Miracle
Worker
What controversial event occurred in the 1968 Olympics on the winners' podium?
Which two presidents participated in the first televised debate?
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
This young promising actress starred in the film Valley of the Dolls. She was murdered at the age of 26 by Charles Manson's cult members.
Sharon Tate
This actor mastered both sharp comedy and pathos in classics like The Apartment.
Jack Lemmon
Midnight
Cowboy
Which president declared that he would not seek reelection in 1968?
Lyndon Johnson