WHAT HAPPENED IN 1968.
Look what happened the 1968.

In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens. (17. February 1968)

Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué. (24. February 1968)

Vietnam War: 135 unarmed citizens of Hà My village in South Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province are killed and buried en masse by South Korean troops in what would come to be known as the Hà My massacre. (25. February 1968)

The first of the East L.A. walkouts take place at several high schools. (6. March 1968)

Three black males are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation. (6. March 1968)

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnamese military begin Operation Truong Cong Dinh to root out Viet Cong forces from the area surrounding Mỹ Tho. (7. March 1968)

Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members (12) during that war. (10. March 1968)

Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom. (12. March 1968)

Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops. (16. March 1968)

General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado. (16. March 1968)

As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley, Utah, US, over 6,000 sheep are found dead. (17. March 1968)

Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repealed the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. (18. March 1968)

Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah. (21. March 1968)

Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship. (28. March 1968)

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. (3. April 1968)

Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. (4. April 1968)

Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4. April 1968)

Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6. (4. April 1968)

AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup. (4. April 1968)

In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150. (6. April 1968)