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Immigration and Nationality Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, abolishing the national-origin quotas established in 1924, and spurs non-European immigration to the United States. -
Malcolm X
Published soon after its subject’s assassination in February 1965, The Autobiography of Malcolm X tells the story of one man’s conversion to Islam in the larger context of the African-American experience. It remains one of the most influential books of the 20th century. -
Islamic Cultural Center
The Islamic Cultural Center in New York City is completed. It is the first building erected as a mosque in New York City and regularly draws more than 4,000 faithful for Friday prayers. -
A Muslim Mayor
Charles Bilal is elected mayor of Kountze, Texas, the first Muslim to head a U.S. municipality. -
Eid Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service issues the first stamp honoring a Muslim holiday. The 34-cent Eid stamp is part of the Holiday Celebrations series. -
9-11
On September 11th, 2001, nineteen fundamentalist Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen and Syria decided to hijack 4 airplanes from various airports on the east coast and slam them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed in the worst recorded attack on U.S. soil. -
Gamma Gamma Chi
The first Muslim national sorority in the United States, Gamma Gamma Chi, is founded by the mother-daughter team of Imani Abdul-Haqq and Dr. Althia F. Ali to help improve the image of Muslim women and Islam in general. -
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison becomes the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota. -
Military and Islam
Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad is appointed the U.S. Army’s first Muslim chaplain. -
Fasting Ramadan
