On June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy won California’s Democratic primary in his bid to become President of the United States. That night, Senator Kennedy delivered his victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, where 17-year-old Juan Romero was working as a hotel busboy. Juan came to StoryCorps to remember the tragic historical event that followed and how it impacted his life.
1968 @50
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 Connections05MLK assassination [April 4]
View Connections06Fair Housing Act [April 11]
View Connections10Columbia protests [April 23]
View Connections04RFK Assassination [June 5]
View Connections11Summer Olympics Protest [Oct. 16]
View Connections13Presidential Election [Nov. 5]
View Connections15Democratic National Convention [Aug. 26-29]
View Connections07Apollo 8 [Dec. 24]
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