The year began with the Tet Offensive in the midst of the Vietnam War.
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, the country erupted in violent riots.
A landmark piece of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was passed in April, effectively prohibiting housing discrimination based on race.
President Lyndon Johnson announced: “I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party as your president.”
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June led to uncertainty in the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, another wave of violent protests emerged, this time between antiwar demonstrators and police.
The semiconductor company Intel is founded.
The musical Hair officially opens on Broadway.
Presidential Election: Richard M. Nixon defeats the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party candidate George C. Wallace.
Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, the country erupted in violent riots.
A landmark piece of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, was passed in April, effectively prohibiting housing discrimination based on race.
President Lyndon Johnson announced: “I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party as your president.”
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June led to uncertainty in the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, another wave of violent protests emerged, this time between antiwar demonstrators and police.
The semiconductor company Intel is founded.
The musical Hair officially opens on Broadway.
Presidential Election: Richard M. Nixon defeats the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party candidate George C. Wallace.
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