It was the year of the assassinations of MLK and RFK, Richard Nixon's election as president, the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games, the release of the "White Album" by the Beatles, Elvis Presley's "Comeback Special," the release of "2001: A Space Odyssey," and the Christmas Eve orbit around the moon by Apollo 8. Check back often for another dose of 1968! Monday, June 11, 2012 Life Magazine Coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention in ChicagoGoogle Books has every issue of Life Magazine from November 1936 to December 1972 scanned and available for online viewing. Click here to see a feature on the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Labels: Chicago, Democratic National Convention, politics link 0 comments |
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