It’s gobsmacking to me that it’s fifty years since 1968.
Here are some significant news photos from that very turbulent year, which saw protests in the US and abroad (many of them violently suppressed), continued battle in Vietnam, two nation-shaking assassinations, and a US presidential campaign.
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1968
A half-century ago, much of the world appeared to be in a state of crisis, with protests around the world, the Vietnam War, and the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert Kennedy. But there was some progress to be found as well.
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Not to me. I was born in '67 😉
+Al Hunt And I was born before that, and actually have some memories of that year (we moved from the Bay Area to the LA Area, among other things). It's just … argh, 50 years.
Yeah, when I can describe things in terms of half-centuries, I realize time has caught up with me.
How'd that happen?
+Michael Verona Of course it caught up 🙂 Every year we run slower and it runs faster.