having lived through all those events you mention .. when you think of the big social divide/upheaval, really was all after the JFK assassination. Honestly, it was really much more civil till before that. In my mind, I think of the 60’s as almost two very distinct decades .. earry 60’s and late 60’s.
Wasn’t it ‘63 also that the SCOTUS banned prayer in school? Then so many things went on simultaneously, the Civil Rights struggles, the Great Society, the VN anti-war/hippie movement, the women’s movement. Very tumultuous times. And we’re still paying!
We'll one thing for sure, it wasn't the boomers or the hippies that punched holes in JFK, if you're suggesting the JFK hit was more less a kicking off point to what we have today.