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National Teach-In
In May 1965 colleges held a national teach-in by radio -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. condemns The Vietnam War
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. publicly condemns the Vietnam War -
Draft Evasion
As the war in Vietnam escalated, an increased draft call put many college students at risk of being drafted. An estimated 500,000 draftees refused to go -
Anti-War protests
Thousands of demonstrators held protests against the war and the group SDS organized a march on Washington D.C. that had 20,000 people -
The Tet Offensive
On the Vietnamese new year Vietcong soldiers attacked South Vietnamese cities -
Nixon wins presidency
Former republican vice president Richard Nixon win the presidential election of 1968 in a landslide -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Civil rights activist and president of SCLC, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray -
Robert Kennedy's assassination
Democrat nominee and brother of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy was gunned down by Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab nationalist -
Johnson leaves the race
With both the country and his own party against him, he appeared on television and said “I have concluded that I should not permit the presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that are developing in this political year. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.” thus leaving the race -
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment was passed lowering the legal voting age from 21 to 18