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| January 19 |
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GIs at Ft. Sam Houston publish a pro-Panther pamphlet, calling for "Black Power". |
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| January 20 |
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Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th U.S. President |
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| January 30 |
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The Beatles perform an impromptu concert on the roof of Apple Records |
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| January 31 |
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Susan Schnall court martialled for actions which, the Navy said, would "impair the morale, loyalty and discipline of the members of the armed forces... conduct unbecoming an officer." |
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Student strikes and sit-ins - Berkeley, Harvard, Howard University, Penn State, Rice, University of Massachussetts, University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago |
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| February 4 |
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Yasser Arafat appointed chairmaan of the Palestinian Liberation Organization |
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| February 5 |
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Reagan declares a "State of Extreme Emergeny" in California. |
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| February 23 |
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NVA launch co-ordinated attacks against more than 110 targets in South Vietnam |
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| March 1 |
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Jim Morrison is arrested in Miami for exposing himself on stage. |
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| March 5 |
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Senate Committee reports that in the year ending June 30 1968 “a GI deserted on average once every ten minutes” and a GI went AWOL approximately every 3 minutes. |
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| March 13 |
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Senior US militry commanders order investigations into reports that the Black Panther Party might be organizing and recruiting among the troops in Vietnam. |
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| March 15 |
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Presidio 27 demonstration in San Francisco, speakers include Susan Schnall and Terence Hallinan. |
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| March 17 |
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Nixon authorizes the secret bombing of NVA targets inside Cambodia. |
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| March 28 |
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Founders of The Shelter Half Coffeehouse arrested for "contributing to the delinquecy of a minor." |
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President Eisenhower dies. |
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| April |
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Armed Services Committee discloses that 53,357 servicemen have been classified as deserters. |
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| April 9 - 22 |
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Student strike - Harvard. |
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| April 20 |
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British troops arrive in Northern Ireland |
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| April 30 |
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US troop levels in South Vietnam peak at 543,000 |
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| May |
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GIs serving with the 101st Airborne, in Vietnam, publish Statement in Support of the Presidio 27 |
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The New York Times breaks the story about the secret bombing of Cambodia. In response Nixon orders illegal wiretapping of journalists. |
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| May 4 |
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Hal Muskat transferred from Fort Dix, to Fort Lee, for involvement in the distribution of underground newspapers on post. |
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| May 10 - 20 |
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| May 14 - 15 |
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People's Park - Berkeley |
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| May 26 - June 2 |
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John and Yoko stage "Bed-In" |
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| June 6 |
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14 Presidio 27 defendants convicted at General court martial and sentenced to terms ranging from 3 to 15 months - Fort Ord. |
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| June 16 |
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Jeff Sharlet dies of cancer in Miami. |
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| June 18 - 22 |
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SDS National Conference in Chicago ends in chaos as the organization splits into two ideologially incompatable factions. |
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Roger Priest charged with violating 14 specifications under 4 articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for statements and articles published in the first 3 issues of OM. |
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| June 28 |
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Stonewall Riots - New York |
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| July 8 |
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First US troop withdrawal from South Vietnam. |
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| August 6 |
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Howard Levy released on $1000 bond. |
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| August 9 |
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Sp/4 Hal Muskat sentenced to seven months at Hard Labor for distributing an antiwar newspaper and “contemptuous utterings to the court”. |
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| August 9 |
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Sharon Tate and 4 others are murdered by the Manson Family |
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| August 20 |
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Bobby Seale arrested in Oakland for murder of Alex Rachey, charges were later dropped |
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| August 24 |
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Combat Refusal - Company A of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry. |
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| August 28 |
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Ropger Priest ordered to stand trial. |
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| August 30 |
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Fort Knox Coffeehouse opens |
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| September 2 |
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Ho Chi Minh dies of a heart attack |
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| September 5 |
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U.S. Army files murder charges against Lt. Calley |
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| September 11 |
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Richard Chase refuses to participate in riot control training - Fort Hood. |
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| September 15 |
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Friends of the Earth founded |
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| October 6 |
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Weathermen blow up police statue in Haymarket Square - Chicago. |
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| October 15 |
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First Moratorium Against the War |
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| November 3 |
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In a speech to the nation, Nixon asks for the support of the "silent majority." |
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| November 15 |
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2nd Moratorium - More than 250,000 protest the War in Washington DC |
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| December |
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Gypsy Petersen cleared of all charges, dishonorably discharged and freed. |
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| December 1 |
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First draft lottery since World War II held in New York. |
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| December 4 |
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Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are murdered by the Chicago police. |
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| December 20 |
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Pvt Richard Chase convicted and sentenced to two years hard labor at Leavenworth and Dishonorable Discharge. |
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| Dember 24 |
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Rolling Stones free concert - Altamont |
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| December 27 - 30 |
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Weatherman National War Council - Flint Michigan |
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