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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 – East L.A. walkouts, or Chicano Blowouts; 1968 – Apollo 8 and its three-astronaut crew orbit the Moon, Earthrise photograph taken; 1968 – Music group Simon and Garfunkel release "Mrs. Robinson" from their album The Graduate. 1968 – President Johnson awards medals of honor to soldiers from Vietnam.
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.
As civil disturbances began spreading across the nation, the initially peaceful Baltimore day of April 6th, 1968 became increasingly violent. The riots ended with five deaths, 300 fires and over ...
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)