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Historical News Rock 1968 Year-IN-Review: National News Assassinations Lead US During Turbulent Year Civil Rights Leader Dr. RFK Killed While King Killed in Memphis Campaigning in California By Avery Segebarth An assassin fired a shot that By Caroline Seybold Suddenly gunfire started, left wounds to the right side of Sirhan Sirhan, who just On Thursday, April 4, 1965, King’s face. He was rushed to On June 5, 1968, Robert F. stepped down from a low Martin Luther King Jr. was St. Joseph’s Hospital where Kennedy was shot in Los tray-stacker, began shooting. shot dead from the second doctors pronounced him dead. Angeles at the Ambassador People surrounding Kennedy floor balcony of his hotel Hotel where he was immediately attacked Sirhan. room. King arrived in The death of King sparked the campaigning for the Five other people were Tennessee on April 3, wave of rioting in several presidential election. wounded. preparing for a march the cities and black communities upcoming Monday with the around the country. Racial Shortly after he claimed About 30 minutes later, striking Memphis sanitation violence resulted in 40 deaths victory in the Democratic Kennedy was taken to the workers. King was staying at nationwide. Party primary, he invited his closest hospital, Hospital of the Lorraine Motel. supporters in the Ambassador the Good Samaritan, for Extreme property damage was Hotel ballroom to be held a surgery. King was on his balcony found in over 100 American speech. Only one FBI agent, outside his room to speak to cities, including Chicago, William Barry, and two The three bullets in his head, the Southern Christian Baltimore, Washington, and bodyguards were the only chest and back could not be Leadership Conference Kansas City. Many soldiers people in charge of his removed and damaged too standing in the parking lot and marines were used to safety. much in his body. The below. break up the riots. doctors could not safe Due the great press attention, Kennedy’s life and the Kennedy decided to give an presidential candidate died at James Earl Ray Arrested extra press conference 1:44 p.m. on June 6, 1968, instead of going to a almost 26 hours after the gathering after his speech. attack. He was pronounced for the Assassination of They left through the kitchen dead at 2:00 p.m. by where the crowd stopped for spokesman Frank Martin Luther King! a moment. Mankiewicz. On April 4, 1968, in Pres. Johnson Announces He Memphis, Martin Luther King Jr, was shot by a sniper’s bullet while standing on the Will Not Seek Re-election balcony outside of his second- story room at Motel Lorraine. By Julia Offerdahl possible candidates. He had set a date to announce to That night the rifle that killed ''I shall not seek, and I will everyone that he was not King was found on the not accept, the nomination of going to run anymore. sidewalk beside a residence my party for another term as one block from the hotel. your President.'' said In his speech that was President Lyndon B Johnson televised on March 31, Escaped convict James Earl on March 31. 1968, the United States Ray was put in a Missouri President Lyndon B. prison in April, 1967 but The real reason for Mr. Johnson surprisingly ended up escaping near the Johnson's withdrawal was announced that he would end of April. Vietnam according to experts. not seek reelection. By: Antionna Bradley In addition, Mr. Johnson In May 1968, a manhunt for began to doubt our ability to As Democratic challengers, James Earl Ray, the accused Ray began and it was prosecute the war to any including Senators Robert assassin of Martin Luther discovered by the FBI that he victory. He worried about the Kennedy and Eugene King, Jr. was found at a had obtained a Canadian disagreement between McCarthy, began to go up London airport where he was passport using a false identity. Government reports and news in the Democratic primary planning to fly to Belgium on stories in The New York polls, Johnson chose not to June 8. Scotland Yard Ray is scheduled to be in front Times written from Vietnam. run for election. Many investigators arrested Ray at a of a Memphis judge in March politicians and scholars are London airport and then 1969 where it is expected that Several days before his still arguing over what deported him to the United he would plead guilty to Dr. speech, Johnson had assigned really made him chose to States. King’s murder. He could be a poll, which indicated that he not run for president again. sentenced to up to 99 years in would be re-elected over all prison. Historical News Rock 1968 Year-IN-Review: National News Apollo 8 Journeys 11-year-old Around the Moon Convicted in Death of Toddlers Bell was born on May 26, 1957 to Betty Bell, a 17-year- old prostitute. No one really knows who the father was but Mary’s mom thought that Billy Bell was the father. Mary’s childhood was full of painful experiences that may have led her to become a murderer. Her mom tried to By Sagal Aden kill her numerous times and she was forced to perform Eleven-Year-Old Mary Flora sexual acts with different men. Bell was arrested and convicted of the manslaughter On December 17, 1968, Mary By Brian Avre many religions, not just the death of two young boys. was convicted of Christian religion. manslaughter on the grounds On Christmas Eve, Apollo 8 Bell was a child who killed of diminished responsibility. crew Jim Lovell Bill Anders Of those images, the photo two young boys, Martin The jury believed that since and Frank Borman became the they call “Earthrise,” snapped Brown, age four and Brian she was diagnosed as first to view the far side of the by Anders, is the first image Howe, age three, Martin displaying psychopathic Moon and the entire Earth. As that gives mankind a new Brown was choked to death behaviors she posed a real their lunar module floated perspective on our home on May 25, 1968, when Mary threat to other children. above the moon and the crew planet. was 10. Brian Howe was sent images, they took turns strangled on July 31, 1968, reading the first 10 verses While gazing at the planet, when she was 11. from the book of Genesis. Anders stated, “Despite all the training and preparation for an They stated that the first 10 exploration of the moon, we verses is the foundation of ended up discovering Earth.” Shootout between Black Panthers and Nixon wins Oakland Police 1968 Election Nixon’s promise to bring the troops back from the Vietnam War was additionally a key factor in gaining support from many college students, unhappy veterans, and the hippie movement. Nixon’s use of the “V” sign to gain young voters and be a less conservative Republican is likely a response to the loss he took in 1960 to John F. Kennedy. By Christian Vizcarra By Solana Cushing a day for him called “Lil Bobby Hutton Day.” This was the first time a major Bobby Hutton was only 16 Republican Richard Nixon’s party has re-nominated a when he joined the Black pull of the west coast glided The black panthers were candidate who lost in the Panthers. He was happy to him to a finish of 301 electoral protesting against police previous election. serve his community and try votes, besting Democrat brutality against black people. to make a change. On April 6, Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy’s death Oakland police ambushed the Independent George Wallace. Thirty of the Black Panthers during the Democratic Black Panthers on a side traveled to California’s primary against the largely street. The shoot out lasted an Wallace’s strict segregationist capital, Sacramento, to protest uninspiring Humphrey did not hour and a half. agenda gave him the edge in against the Mulford Act. It do any favors to the the southeastern states, but as was to ban firearms in public. Democratic Party, and it Bobby Hutton was stripped an independent had a very showed on Election Day. down to show he was slim chance to make a serious They walked in armed and surrendering but he was shot dent in the polls. Hutton and four other more than 12 times. He had Panthers were arrested. ”Free nothing on but underwear to The candidates’ stance and these brothers you racist show he was not armed but support (or lack thereof) of the cops,” Bobby Hutton said still shot multiple of times. Voting Rights Act of 1965 when they were captured. promoted minorities across His death made people the country to be politically The Black Panthers also did stronger so they can protest inclined towards voting. not care. They would fire at and made a change to the Those opposing the act also the cops. They ambushed two community. People officers who were shot dead. tried to select a candidate who remembered him. They made is against such values. Historical News Rock 1968 Year-IN-Review: National News Vietnam War Polarizes Nation Students Protest at My Lai Massacre Columbia University Outrages World No one found out until a soldier’s revelation filled the nation with outrage just a few. The platoon of American soldiers were in My Lai on a search-and-destroy mission to kill guerrilla fighters, but none were found. There were only hundreds of innocent people with families. The soldiers were ordered to By Mateo Perez keep quiet about the incident and it was covered up by By Elizabeth Mauricio The students are dedicated to If hippies did not have a high ranking officers.