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Lyndon Johnson was the36th President.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson
In January 1968, North Korea captured theUSS Pueblo, an American spy ship thatthey said had strayed into their waters. The US said that the ship wasnot in North Korean waters. The crew washeld hostage until December 1968. The Americans admitted that it was aspy ship and promised not to spy in that region any more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)
Crew of the USS Pueblo were released by the North Koreans in December 1968. The ship remainedin North Korea.
Today, the USS Pueblo is a tourist attraction in North Korea.Getting it back is a low priorityfor our government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)
The Tet Offensive was amilitary campaign by theViet Cong and NorthVietnam against SouthVietnam and the US. “Tet”is New year’s Day in Vietnam, also known as Spring Festival. The massive attackstook South Vietnam and the US by surprise, but they quickly responded and thewar escalated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive
Tet is the VietnameseNew Year in February,depending on the phasesof the moon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt
Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4,1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
Many riots followed theassassination of Dr. King.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, brother of President John F. Kennedy, ran for President in 1968. He was assassinated 2 months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
Richard Nixon was the 37th President.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon