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North Vietnam Tet Offensive
North Vietnam launches the Tet Offensive against the United States and South Vietnam. This is considered something that signified the beginning of the end of US in the Vietnam War. 85,00 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targeted 36 major cities in South Vietnam. Caught US forces by surprise. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces eventually regained control of the communities they lost during Tet. -
I Am A Man
On February 1, two Memphis garbage collectors were crushed to death by a malfunctioning truck. On February 13, after a long pattern of neglect and abuse of its black employees, 1,300 black men from the Memphis Department of Public Works went on strike. They demanded recognition of their union, better safety standards, and a decent wage. -
Battle of Valle Giulia
About 4,000 people joined forces to march through campus in the Plaza of Spain, this was a clash between Italian left-wing militants and the Italian police. It is considered one of the most violent battles in Italian history. -
Luther King assesination
The civil rights movement activist, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by James Earl Ray. Riots began to occur in the fight for racial equality as well as for the ending of the Vietnam War. After this, Nixon won the elections -
French students strike
Charles de Gaulle was the fifth president, he invested in nuclear weapons, dissolved the parliament and named the Prime Minister to be the one in charge of foreign policies. In 1968 French students conducted protests that moved forward to a socialist movement. -
German Student Revolts
In Germany, revolts start to arise as the students begin to protest against the "perceived authoritarianism" and "hypocrisy" of the German government. -
Robert F. Kennedy Assasination
Just two months later, Kennedy himself was gunned down by an assassin at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
It happened shortly after Kennedy had delivered a speech in the hotel. As he walked to another part of the building, Sirhan Sirhan opened fire, hitting Kennedy in the head and back, who was rushed to the hospital, underwent brain surgery and then died. -
Matanza of Tlatelolco
The student movements in Mexico City in 1968, ended in tragic results. Hundreds of students where killed when protesting against the Government´s decision on spending great expenses on the upcoming Olympic Games taken place in the city. The pacific protest took place in The Plaza de Tres Culturas EL2DEOCTUBRENOSEOLVIDA -
Summer Olymplics 1968
Olympics were held in 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. US athletes Tommie Smith, and John Carlos stare downwards, raising the fist up as the Star Spangled Banner plays after Smith won the gold medal and Carlos the bronze in the 200-metre sprint at the Olympic games -
Apollo 8
On Christmas, 3 men circled the moon 10 times, launched from Kennedy Space Center. The first photos of Earth were taken from deep space by humans, and it was all fueled by the Space Race against USSR.
