1960-Present By Dylan Vogel Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Apr 8, 2016 1960-Present Day Apr 8, 1961 OPEC founded Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Oct 16, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis begins Apr 8, 1963 Gideon v Wainwright decision Nov 22, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shoots JFK Jan 1, 1964 Economic Oppurtunity Act Apr 8, 1964 Barry Goldwater runs against LBJ Aug 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Oct 15, 1966 Black Panther Party formed Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive begins Apr 4, 1968 MLK Jr assassinated Apr 8, 1968 George Wallace runs for president May 4, 1970 Kent State Shootings May 15, 1972 George Wallace shot May 26, 1972 SALT 1 Treaty Apr 8, 1973 Roe V Wade decision Aug 9, 1974 Gerald Ford becomes president May 12, 1975 Mayaguez Incident Apr 8, 1980 Ronald Reagan elected president Apr 8, 1984 Ronald Reagan reelected