Timeline of Important Dates

Timeline of Important Dates

The Washington Peace March

Nov. 27, 1965

Meeting of Adults at Eckhardt's House

Dec. 11, 1965

Members of Unitarian Youth Club Decide to Wear Black Armbands

Dec. 12, 1965

Des Moines School Principals Announce Ban On Armbands

Dec. 14, 1965

Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt Suspended for Wearing Armbands

Dec. 16, 1965

John Tinker Sent Home for Wearing Armband to School

Dec. 17, 1965

First School Board Meeting

Dec. 21, 1965

Private School Board Meeting

Dec. 31, 1965

School Board Upholds Ban in Second Public Meeting

Jan. 3, 1966

The Three Students Return to School in all Black

Jan. 4, 1966

Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Against Des Moines School Board

March 14, 1966

Students Testify in Federal Court

July 25-July 26, 1966

Federal Court Decides in Favor of School Board

Sept. 1, 1966

Appeal to Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Sept. 28, 1966

Appeals Court Upholds Federal Court Decision

Nov. 3, 1967

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear the Case

March 4, 1968

Oral Arguments in Supreme Court

Nov. 12, 1968

The Landmark Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Students

Feb. 24, 1969