1968 A year of turmoil

Tet offensive January 30, 1968 Vietcong attack over 100 cities and 12 U.S. bases Occupied U.S. embassy Military – U.S. won Politically – U.S. lost, people began to question U.S. policy & government

MLK assassination April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee Lorraine Motel King was there to help sanitation workers receive better wages Shot by James Earl Ray

RFK Assassination June 5, 1968 Los Angeles, California Right after CA Primary 8 shots fired, pierced RFK’s Skull Died 25 hours later Shot by Sirhan Sirhan – “I did it for my country” 1st Anniversary of 6 day war

Chicago democratic convention LBJ chose not to run for the presidency Police swept in and beat protesters on national TV 668 arrests, 111 sent to hospitals Nixon wins the election in 1968

1968: Ranking TET offensive MLK Assassination RFK Assassination Johnson will not see re-election Columbia University Sit-In Civil Rights March on Washington Chaos at Democratic National Convention Nixon wins the 1968 Presidential Election