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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 1968 United States presidential election became a referendum on the Vietnam War. A peace candidate had previously emerged in the Democratic Party when Senator Eugene McCarthy challenged the Vietnam War policies of President Johnson, who had refused to seek or accept another nomination for president and had endorsed his vice president ...
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]
26 May – Australia wins the 1968 Federation Cup in women's tennis, defeating the Netherlands (3–0). 10 June – Australia wins the 1968 Rugby League World Cup when it beats France (20–2) in the final at the SCG. 21 September – South Sydney defeated Manly-Warringah 13–9 in the NSWRL Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
A lack of seating at a theatrical performance in Yugoslavia triggered violent student protests in Belgrade.A blackout struck the "Student City" (Studentski grad) dormitories on the day before final examinations were to start at the University of Belgrade, and students went across the street to the adult education center of Novi Beograd to watch a dress rehearsal of a variety show, "Caravan of ...
Here’s what happened next. Chelsea Bailey, CNN. May 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Columbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. The college years of its student body were ...
The launch date, planned just nine weeks earlier, was set for Israeli Independence Day, which was celebrated annually on 5th day of Iyar of the Hebrew calendar and fell on May 2 in 1968. Live coverage of the independence day military parade in Jerusalem was the first program.
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