Nineteen sixty-eight was one of the most consequential and tumultuous years in our national history. Americans thought the country was having a nervous breakdown: 12 months of credibility gaps, generation gaps, gender gaps, racial gaps, economic gaps, and military gaps, mixed with shocking violence, and portrayed dramatically in an increasingly sensationalistic and anything-goes popular culture.
The impact, both positive and negative, has endured for the past 50 years. It began in January when communist forces in South Vietnam launched the devastating Tet offensive, which finally persuaded many Americans the war in Vietnam was unwinnable.
Several weeks later, Lyndon Johnson announced he would not run for re-election, stunning the nation and generating a near-chaotic political dynamic. April saw the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. A year of vivid colors, startling sounds, and searing images. A turbulent, relentless cascade of events that changed America forever. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The exhibit featured more than a dozen multimedia displays and more than artifacts from this watershed year in American history.
Visitors enjoyed the exhibit which featured more than a dozen multimedia displays and more than artifacts from this watershed year in American history.
Visitors could view video footage from Dr. What are two events that shocked Americans in ? What was happening in the world in ? What was invented in ? What does mean? What does mean in numerology? What does mean in Angel numbers? Who died in ? Who was famous in ? What rock stars died in ?
What celebrities died this year ?
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