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April 11 – U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968. April 23–30 – Vietnam War: Columbia University protests of 1968 – Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university. April 29 – The musical Hair officially opens on Broadway.
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.
October 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 28 P) December 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P)
1968 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1968 disestablishments in the United States (47 C, 10 P) ... Timeline of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency (1968 ...
October 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 27 P) December 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P)
November 1968 events in North America (4 C, 1 P) December 1968 events in North America (3 C, 1 P) C. 1968 events in Canada by month (8 C) M. 1968 events in Mexico by ...
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
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.