1968 @50
For those who lived through it, 1968 was a doozy of a year. Fifty years later, historians and other thinkers are reflecting on the legacy of some of the year's most important events. Here are a few of the highlights, organized by event.
Tet Offensive [January 30]
View Connections02Orangeburg Massacre [February 8]
View Connections03Kerner Report [February 29]
View Connections14My Lai Massacre [March 16]
View Connections07MLK assassination [April 4]
View Connections06Fair Housing Act [April 11]
View Connections10Columbia protests [April 23]
View Connections03RFK Assassination [June 5]
View Connections12Summer Olympics Protest [Oct. 16]
View Connections13Presidential Election [Nov. 5]
View Connections19Democratic National Convention [Aug. 26-29]
View Connections10Apollo 8 [Dec. 24]
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