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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.
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.
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.
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 1968 events in the United States by month ... Timeline of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency (1968–1969) ...
May 1968 is an important reference point in French politics, representing for some the possibility of liberation and for others the dangers of anarchy. [6] For some, May 1968 meant the end of traditional collective action and the beginning of a new era to be dominated mainly by the so-called new social movements. [18]
January 17 – President Johnson delivers the 1968 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. [ 16 ] January 18 – During an appearance at the White House and with First Lady Lady Bird Johnson present, singer Eartha Kitt says of LBJ's Vietnam policy: "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed.
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