Black Panther Party By 18lcostomiris Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X is assassinated . Oct 15, 1966 BPP Is Founded . Oct 15, 1966 Ten-Point Program Created May 2, 1967 Black Panthers assembled at the California Legislature. . Jan 1, 1968 Soul on Ice is Published By Eldridge Cleaver Feb 17, 1968 Free Huey Movement rally Apr 6, 1968 Bobby Hutton Dies In Shoot-out . Sep 8, 1968 Huey Newton found guilty of voluntary manslaughter Sep 8, 1968 Hoover declares the BPP the "greatest threat to the internal security of the country". . Jan 1, 1969 Free Breakfast for Children Program started May 2, 1972 Hoover dies Jul 3, 1977 Newton returns to the US from Cuba . Aug 22, 1989 Huey Newton killed in West Oakland News Report May 1, 1998 Eldridge Cleaver dies at age 62