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August. August 5–8 – The Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida nominates Richard Nixon for U.S. president and Spiro Agnew for vice president. August 21 – The Medal of Honor is posthumously awarded to James Anderson Jr.; he is the first black U.S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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 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 state militaries and bureaucracies.
0–9. January 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) February 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 5 P) March 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P) April 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 20 P) May 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 9 P) June 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 5 P)
October 11–22, 1968: Apollo 7 launched with Eisele, Schirra and Cunningham October 12, 1968: Equatorial Guinea becomes world's newest nation October 12, 1968: Summer Olympics open in Mexico City, 10 days after protesters massacred October 16, 1968: U.S. Olympians Carlos and Smith protest during U.S. anthem October 18, 1968: Bob Beamon shatters long jump record
The 1968 Detroit riot was a civil disturbance that occurred between April 4–5, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Less than a year after the violent unrest of 1967, areas of 12th Street (present-day Rosa Parks Boulevard) again erupted in chaos (simultaneously with over 100 other US cities) following King's assassination.
Interesting facts shown as lightbulbs on post-it notes. Like Dr. Seuss once said, “There are so many things you can learn about, but you’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut ...
1968 New York City riot. The 1968 New York City riot was a disturbance sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968. Harlem, the largest African-American neighborhood in Manhattan was expected to erupt into looting and violence as it had done a year earlier, in which two dozen stores were either burglarized or burned and ...