1. 1968
A year of turmoil

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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