October 1968 timeline

  • Anti-war protest

    Anti-war protest
    Anti-war marches and protests like the students for a democratic Society (SDS), attracted a widening base of support over the next three years. Goinrg into early October in 1968 after the successful Tet Offensive by North Vietnamese troops proved that war's end was nowhere in sight.
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    Mexico 1968 Summer Olypics

    The 1968 Olympics was a protest made by the African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos to salute Black Power.
  • Presidio Mutiny in San francisco

    Presidio Mutiny in San francisco
    The Presidio mutiny was a sit-down protest carried out by 27
    prisoners at the Presidio stockade on October 14, 1968. The sentences given out at court attracted attention to the extent of sentiment against the Vietnam War in the armed forces.
  • Bullitt (Movie)

    Bullitt (Movie)
    Frank Bullitt is selected by chambers to guard a Mafia informant. His friend get shot and he is on the hunt to find both killer. While under investigation hes is stop by the police.
  • The Lion in Winter (Movie)

    The Lion in Winter (Movie)
    Henry the II and Eleanor meet with their three surviving sons at Christmas to decide which of them should become the new king after Henry's death.