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Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher were the first African Americans to be mayors of big U.S cities they took office January 1 ,1968.
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Oakland Raiders defeated by the Green Bay Packers in Miami , 33-14.
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Women join together in Washington lead by 87 year old Jeanette Rankin, to confront congress about the Vietnam War.
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In Khe Sanh 6,000 U.S. Marines battle South Vietnamese troops for 77 days.
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Crew of USS Pueblo held captive by North Koreans for almost a year after the intelligence ship was seized in the Sea of Japan.
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Patrolmen killed 3 young adults while firing at an African
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Martin Luther King gives his last speech before he is assassinated in Tennessee.
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John F. Kennedy's brother Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles after winning California presidential primary.
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McDonald's introduces the Big Mac, its signature hamburger.
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The Detroit Tigers defeat St. Louis Cadinals and win World Series, 4 games to 3.
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Crew of Apollo 7 orbits earth for 11 days.
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Richard Nixon wins presidential election 43.4% of vote against Democrat, Hubert Humphrey.
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Apollo 8 orbits the moon and the crew shoot photos of earth.
