While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting earth, performing spacewalks, and walking on the moon extended exploration, the sixties are known as the countercultural. Learn about the most important figures and events of this decade. From moon landings to marches for justice, each moment carried a force that forever altered america's cultural, political, and emotional landscape.

The '60s arrived like a jolt, shaking up a world that had seemed so orderly before. One moment, suburban life dominated; The next, protests, music legends, and cultural upheavals were everywhere.