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122 colleges held a "National Teach in" by radio more than 100,000 antiwar demonstrators
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The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam in the spring
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officials prosecuted over 3,000 Americans who refused to serve
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held "educational: hearings on Vietnam
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McCarthy made a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary, winning more than 40 percent of vote
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The Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched a massive surprise attack
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Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., was assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray. -
College students could often defer military service until after graduation
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a lottery system was instituted, so only those with low numbers were subject to the draft
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The twenty-sixth Amendment to the constitution was ratified, giving all citizens age 18 and older the right to vote in all state and federal elections
