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Sat Aug 30 2003 at 23:14:39
Politics
The
Vietnam War
turned ugly with the successful launch of the
Tet Offensive
, sparking a dramatic anti-war movement across the United States. U.S. troops set off their own little atrocity: the
My Lai Massacre
.
U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson
declared that he would not seek re-election.
Robert Kennedy
, the front runner to replace him on the Democratic ticket, was assassinated. Outside the
1968 Democratic Convention
, student protestors fought with police in one of the most epic riots in American history. The Democratic nominee,
Hubert Humphrey
, ended up being no match for
Richard M. Nixon
in
the 1968 U.S. presidential election
.
Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
, the leader of the
African American
civil rights
movement, was shot and killed, sparking even
more
riots across the U.S. (cf.
1968 Chicago Race Riot
)
Johnson, short on political capital, nominated
Abe Fortas
for Chief Justice of the United States, but was unable to win Senate approval.
Earl Warren
agreed to extend his tenure for an extra year and would eventually be replaced by Nixon in
1969
.
The U.S. left the
gold standard
.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
became prime minister of
Canada
.
France
erupted in riots and strikes after
Bloody Monday
, when students hurled rocks at police and were struck back with
tear gas
.
In
Czechoslovakia
, anti-communist protestors took to the streets in the
Prague Spring
. 200,000 Soviet troops marched into the country that fall in the first exercise of the
Brezhnev Doctrine
.
North Korea
captured the
USS Pueblo
and held its crew for eleven months, releasing them in December across the
Bridge of No Return
.
Mauritius
gained independence from Britain and
Nauru
gained independence from Australia.
Sci-Tech
The first
heart transplant
was carried out by
Christiaan Barnard
.
Apollo 7
and
Apollo 8
were launched.
ASCII
was invented.
CBS
used the first portable TV cameras to cover the presidential election.
Sport(s) and Entertainment
The
Mexico City Olympics
was one of the most politicized Games ever: many African countries refused to participate when
South Africa
was allowed in.
Manchester United
became the first English
soccer
team to win the
European Cup
with a dramatic victory over
Benfica
at
Wembley Stadium
.
Arlo Guthrie
performed "
Alice's Restaurant
" for the first time.
Simon and Garfunkel
won the
Grammy
for "
Mrs. Robinson
."
USC
won the
Rose Bowl
: the
Green Bay Packers
won
Super Bowl
II.
The
Montreal Canadiens
won the
Stanley Cup
, defeating the
St. Louis Blues
4-0.
Two classic
science fiction
films were released:
2001: A Space Odyssey
and
Planet of the Apes
.
Forward Pass
won the first two races of the
Triple Crown
, but choked at
Belmont Park
.
The
Detroit Tigers
won the
World Series
4-3 over the
St. Louis Cardinals
.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
debuted.
Born:
Danish crown prince
Frederik
Singers
Celine Dion
and
Kylie Minogue
Rappers
Will Smith
,
Vanilla Ice
,
LL Cool J
,
Shaggy
, and
Rakim
Gymnast
Mary Lou Retton
Danni Ashe
, the most downloaded woman on the internet
Reggae star
Ziggy Marley
Actors
Owen Wilson
,
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
,
Naomi Watts
,
Gary Coleman
, and
Pauly Shore
Baseball star "Slammin'"
Sammy Sosa
Talk show host
Ricki Lake
Comedians
Margaret Cho
and
Orlando Jones
Guitarist
Heather Nova
Uberbabes
Lucy Lawless
,
Kelly Hu
,
Lucy Liu
, and
Jeri Ryan
Novelist
Yu Miri
Oklahoma City bomber
Timothy McVeigh
And who could leave out
DJ Skribble
?
Died:
Civil rights leader
Martin Luther King, Jr.
U.S. senator and presidential candidate
Robert Kennedy
U.N. secretary general
Trygve Lie
British princess
Marina
Authors
John Steinbeck
and
Arnold Zweig
Cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin
, the first man in space
Physicist
Lev Davidovich Landau
Disabled advocate
Helen Keller
Beatnik
Neal Cassady
Children's author
Virginia Lee Burton
Animator
Sid Sutherland
Miscellaneous Tidbits
Abbie Hoffman
published "
The Yippies are Going to Chicago
."
Andy Warhol
was shot in his New York apartment, but survived for another 20 years.
The first
911
system became operational.
1967
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Neal Cassady
1972
Why are the people on food stamps always fat?
Danni Ashe
Heather Nova
Interpretations of the lyrics to American Pie
Bridge of No Return
The Rivers of Blood Speech
Relics
A note from Hubert Humphrey to Tommy James & the Shondells
Prague Spring
Virginia Lee Burton
My Lai Massacre
This time vote like your whole world depended on it
2002
1966
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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