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1968 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
The event is photographed by Eddie Adams. The photo makes headlines around the world, eventually winning the 1969 Pulitzer Prize , and sways U.S. public opinion against the war. The Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad merge to form Penn Central , the largest ever corporate merger up to this date.
October 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 27 P) December 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P)
1968 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1968 disestablishments in the United States (47 C, 10 P) 1968 establishments in the United States (57 C, 71 P) A.
1968 – East L.A. walkouts, or Chicano Blowouts; 1968 – Apollo 8 and its three-astronaut crew orbit the Moon, Earthrise photograph taken; 1968 – Music group Simon and Garfunkel release "Mrs. Robinson" from their album The Graduate. 1968 – President Johnson awards medals of honor to soldiers from Vietnam.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, thus making the purpose of the convention to select a new presidential nominee for the Democratic Party . [ 1 ]
The following events occurred in January 1968: January 1, 1968 (Monday) Ranked ... January 6, 1968: Caltech students protesting rumored cancellation of Star Trek.
The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, [1] anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, youth counterculture within the silent and baby boomer generations, and popular rebellions against military states and bureaucracies.