JFK & Cilvil Rights Era Timeline By hanat May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of education Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 4, 1957 Little Rock Nine integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro, NC Sit-in Jan 22, 1961 John F Kennedy is sworn in as president Mar 1, 1961 The Peace Corps is created May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides May 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Aug 1, 1961 Berlin Wall is Constructed Feb 20, 1962 Astronaut John Glenn Comes to the First American to orbit the earth Aug 27, 1962 The 24th Amendment is ratified outlawing polls taxes Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Jun 12, 1963 The assassination of Medgar Evers Aug 20, 1963 March on Washington - MLK delivers his " I have a Dream Speech" Nov 22, 1963 JFK is assassinated And LBJ becomes President Nov 24, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald is assassinated by Jack Ruby Jun 1, 1964 Freedom Summer Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of1964 Aug 20, 1964 Economic Opportunity Act is enacted Feb 21, 1965 The Assassination of Malcolm X Mar 7, 1965 Selma, Al March Jul 30, 1965 Medicare And Medicaid are established Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act is established Aug 11, 1965 Watts Riots Jun 13, 1966 Miranda Vs; Arizona Oct 15, 1966 The Black Panther Party is formed Jul 23, 1967 Detroit riots Nov 27, 1967 Poor people Campaign Apr 4, 1968 The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Apr 11, 1968 Civil Rights Act of 1968