JFK was assassinated; MLK Jr. gives "I Have a Dream" speech
What is 1963?
Month named after a famous leader that is the namesake of a widely used old calendar system and a Shakespeare play
What is July?
In a famous address: December 7th: "A day that will live in" this
What is infamy?
Numerical name of a popular Lukas Graham song that fits the category name
What is "7 Years"?
The series of months with prefixes that no longer align with their current positions
What are September, October, November, and December?
December 13th: GWB wins the Presidential election over this man who won the popular vote
Who is Al Gore?
Woodrow Wilson fails to keep the US out of war when the nation first entered the battlegrounds
What is 1917?
The only month that's in the NATO phonetic alphabet
What is November?
April 14th: Lincoln found dead in this facility during a performance of "Our American Cousin"
What is Ford's Theater?
The discovery of a certain substance with aura drives explorers westward; the Mexican-American War is resolved
What is 1848?
It's fittingly named for the Roman god of transitions
What is January?
"May 35th": Original date censored due to the tragedies of the demonstrations at this site
What is Tiananmen Square?
James Garfield was inaugurated and assassinated, prompting Americans to question the patronage system
What is 1881?
It's named for a famous emperor whose original name contains the prefix of the month's current position
What is August? (Octavian was the original name of Augustus)
August 15th: This event kicks off, becoming a focal point for the 1960s youth counterculture
What is the Woodstock music festival?