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1968 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
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The year 1968 in television involved some significant...
- 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash
On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident, sometimes known as...
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The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with...
- 1968 in the United States
1968 in U.S. states and territories. 1968 in the United...
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Students' rights. Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, and the occupation of universities and factories. At the height of events, which have since become known as May 68 ( French: Mai 68 ), the economy of France came to a halt. [2]
The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon , defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey , and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George ...
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Movements that had been building along the primary fault lines of the 1960s—the Vietnam War, the Cold War, civil rights, human rights, youth culture—exploded with force in 1968. The ...
1968 in the United States was marked by several major historical events. It is often considered to be one of the most turbulent and traumatic years of the 20th century in the United States.