Timeline #10 By Mialedia Feb 9, 1965 American combat troops sent to Vietnam Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X assasinated Mar 8, 1965 Immigration Reform Act passed May 26, 1965 Voting Rights Act passed Aug 11, 1965 Race riots in Watts, Los Angeles Jun 30, 1966 NATIONAL organization for Woman formed Jul 8, 1966 King led Chicago campaign Jul 23, 1967 Race Riots broke out in Detroit Oct 21, 1967 Anti-War protesters march on the Pentagon Jan 31, 1968 Viet Cong launched Tet Offensive Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther king Jr assasinated Apr 4, 1968 Medicaid and Medicare enacted Jun 6, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy assasinated Jul 7, 1968 American Indian Movement formed Aug 28, 1968 Demonstrators clash with police at the Democratic National Convention Jun 24, 1969 "Stonewall" Riot in NYC launched gay liberation movement Jul 20, 1969 Americans land on the moon Aug 15, 1969 400,000 people attended a rock concert in Woodstock, NY Nov 15, 1969 Anti-War movement staged Vietnam moratorium May 4, 1970 Students killed at Kent State and Jackson State Universities Jun 13, 1971 Pentagon papers published Dec 13, 1971 Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade Jan 27, 1973 Paris accords produced a cease fire in Vietnam Oct 17, 1973 Arab oil embargo produced 1st American energy crisis Feb 21, 1974 Nixon visits China Jul 27, 1974 Impeachment proceedings started against Nixon Aug 9, 1974 Nixon resignated Sep 8, 1974 Ford pardoned Nixon Nov 24, 1974 SALT 1 signed Feb 27, 1975 AIM demostrated at Wounded Knee Apr 30, 1975 South Vietnam fell to North Vietnam
