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1 day ago · 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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May 13, 2024 · The year 1968 was a tumultuous and decisive inflection point in the history of the US. The events of that year exposed the deep contradictions at the heart of American society – contradictions...
May 14, 2024 · Home. Politics. Talking Point. Is it 1968 all over again? Why campus protests could spoil Democrats' hopes for November. Newsletter sign upNewsletter. "The parallels between 2024 and 1968 are...
May 11, 2024 · Columbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. The college years of its student body were marked by the anti-Vietnam War movement and the fight for civil rights.
May 15, 2024 · The U.S. dollar has lost 89% its value since 1968 Updated: May 15, 2024. $100 in 1968 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $901.00 today, an increase of $801.00 over 56 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 4.00% per year between 1968 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 801.00%.
May 14, 2024 · In 1968, that left incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey, anti-war Sen. Eugene McCarthy and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy vying for the Democratic primary nomination, until...
Apr 26, 2024 · In 1968, protests against the Vietnam War reached a climax in Chicago outside the Democratic National Convention, where the police beat and arrested demonstrators — and most likely contributed to...
