A Timeline of the “First” Political Revolution
In progress — not yet checked
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1963 Aug 28
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Civil Rights March on Washington
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1963 Nov 22
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President Kennedy assassinated in Texas
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| 1964 July 2 | Johnson passes Civil Rights Bill | |
| 1964 Nov | Johnson elected with 61% | |
| Johnson passes war-on-poverty legislation | ||
| 1965-67 | Chicago Freedom (Open Housing) Movement | |
| Early 1968 | Johnson escalate Vietnam troop level to 500,000 | |
| 1968 Mar31 | Johnson declares he will not run | |
| 1968 Apr 4 | Martin Luther Kink Jr assassinated | |
| 1968 Jun 6 | Bobby Kennedy assassinated | |
| 1970 May 4 | Kent State shootings by Nat’l Guard | |
| 1972 Nov 7 | Election: McGovern vs Nixon |
