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A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
The nation is still reckoning with the changes that came in that fateful year
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | January 2018
By Matthew Twombly, Research by Kendrick McDonald
Movements that had been building along the primary fault lines of the 1960s—the Vietnam War, the Cold War, civil rights, human rights, youth culture—exploded with force in 1968. The aftershocks registered both in America and abroad for decades afterward.
January 15
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December 23
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/timeline-seismic-180967503/
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History, right now: Echoes of 1968, and other American years
By TED ANTHONY yesterday
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The streets were on fire as National Guard troops streamed into American cities. The shouts were soaked in anger and anguish: “We’re sick of it!”
There was dark talk of “radical agitators.” Violent outbursts and arrests piled up across the republic. The White House issued martial statements about law and order. On TV, footage of unrest and anger played on a continuous loop.
It was the late 1960s. It is right now.
National Guard patrol the streets in Chicago following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. (AP Photo/File)
For Americans of a certain age — and for those mindful of the past — it is impossible to ignore the similarities between these past few days and some of the more unsettling moments from the 1960s. In particular 1968, a year marred by assassinations and violent social unrest.
[...]
https://apnews.com/7e5637632572a0c3d1b652aef4c69a13
The nation is still reckoning with the changes that came in that fateful year
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | January 2018
By Matthew Twombly, Research by Kendrick McDonald
Movements that had been building along the primary fault lines of the 1960s—the Vietnam War, the Cold War, civil rights, human rights, youth culture—exploded with force in 1968. The aftershocks registered both in America and abroad for decades afterward.
January 15
[...]
December 23
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/timeline-seismic-180967503/
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History, right now: Echoes of 1968, and other American years
By TED ANTHONY yesterday
1of 9
The streets were on fire as National Guard troops streamed into American cities. The shouts were soaked in anger and anguish: “We’re sick of it!”
There was dark talk of “radical agitators.” Violent outbursts and arrests piled up across the republic. The White House issued martial statements about law and order. On TV, footage of unrest and anger played on a continuous loop.
It was the late 1960s. It is right now.
National Guard patrol the streets in Chicago following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. (AP Photo/File)
For Americans of a certain age — and for those mindful of the past — it is impossible to ignore the similarities between these past few days and some of the more unsettling moments from the 1960s. In particular 1968, a year marred by assassinations and violent social unrest.
[...]
https://apnews.com/7e5637632572a0c3d1b652aef4c69a13
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