1968 Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.Timeline State: TennesseeTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violence & terrorismEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1968
1966 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act on July 4.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1966
1965 The National Foundations for the Arts and Humanities (NEA and NEH) are created by Congress, November 23.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: educationEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1965
1965 After a three year organizing campaign by Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta, mostly Mexican American farm workers, Chavez leads the first United Farm Workers grape strike on September 8 at Delano, California.air max 90 essential saleTimeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: agricultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1965
1965 The Watts Riot (Los Angeles) occurs from August 11 to August 15.Timeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violence & terrorismEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1965
1965 The Voting Rights Act is passed by Congress on August 4.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1965
1965 The Medicare Act is signed into law on July 30.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: health & medicineEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1965
1964 On December 10, 35-year-old Martin Luther King becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1964 Congress passes the Economic Opportunity Act on August 20.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
1964 Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 7 escalating the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: warEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1964
