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November 18, 2024
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
In June 1968 Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a leading 1968 Democratic presidential candidate, was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The assassin Palestinian-born Sirhan Sirhan was arrested.
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November 14, 2024
USS Scorpion Submarine Sinks
In May 0f 1968 the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Scorpion sank with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
The wreckage of the Scorpion remains in the North Atlantic Ocean with all its armaments and nuclear reactor.
Source:Wikipedia
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November 11, 2024
Catonsville 9
In May 1968 nine Catholic activists ( Catonsville Nine) entered the Selective Service offices in Catonsville, Maryland, and burned dozens of selective service draft records with napalm as a protest against the Vietnam War.
Source: Wikipedia
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November 7, 2024
Martin Luther King Assassinated
In April 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Following the assassination, riots erupted in major American cities for several days.
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November 4, 2024
LBJ Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election
In March 1968 US President Lyndon Johnson announced he will not seek re-election.
Source: Wikipedia
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October 31, 2024
My Lai Massacre
In March 1968 the United States Army committed the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam.
Source: Wikipedia
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October 28, 2024
Walter Cronkite Calls US to Leave Vietnam
On February 28, 1968 Walter Cronkite’s famous Vietnam commentary aired on a special CBS News broadcast.
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October 24, 2024
Vietcong Attack US Embassy in Saigon
In the early morning of 31 January 1968 a 19-man Viet Cong sapper team attempted to seize the US Embassy in Saigon. Although successfully penetrating the embassy compound, the VC were pinned down by security forces, with one lone survivor surrendering.
Source: Wikipedia
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October 21, 2024
The Tet Offensive
On January 30 1968 the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army launched a coordinated surprise attack against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army, United States Armed Forces and their allies.
The name TET is a truncated version of the Lunar New Year festival Tết Nguyên Đán. The purpose of the wide-scale offensive was to trigger political instability in a belief that mass armed assault on urban centers would trigger defections and rebellions in South Vietnam.
Source: Wikipedia
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October 17, 2024
North Korea Captures USS Pueblo
In January 1968, a North Korean vessel attacked the American spy ship USS Pueblo, killing one and capturing 84 crew members. While North Korea stated that Pueblo deliberately entered their territorial waters, the United States maintained that the vessel was in international waters at the time of the incident.
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