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Last updated: 04/20/11 at 03:19 PM

• new secretary of defense
  Mar 1, 1968

  Clark Clifford becomes the new U.S. Secretary of Defense. Clark Clifford used to be a Washington lawyer.

• NEWS FLASH!!!!
  Feb 27, 1968

  TV anchorman Walter Cronkite states,”Vietnam is a helpless stalemate.”

• Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
  Feb 19, 1968

  NET televised the very first episode of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

• American Civil Rights Movement
  Feb 8, 1968

  A civil rights protest was staged at a white-only bowling alley in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It was broken up by highway patrolmen.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

• winter olympics
  Feb 6, 1968

  The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

• Tet Offensive
  Jan 31, 1968

  NVA catches American base at Khe Sahn by surprise by launching the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was when all of Vietnam had a temporary cease fire to celebrate the Vietnamese New Year and the NVA attacked American bases.

• Super Bowl Results
  Jan 14, 1968

  The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl II.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

• NVA Post Recon
  Jan 5, 1968

  Niagara I reconnaissance mission to map out NVA posts near Khe Sahn.

• Czechoslovakia leader election
  Jan 5, 1968

  Alexander Dubcek was chosen as leader of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968

• Battle of Dak To
  Nov 3, 1967

  About 4,500 troops of the U.S. 4th Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade face off 6,000 North Vietnamese troops of the 174th regiment. U.S. casualities number 285 killed and 985 wounded.
  http://www.historycentral.com/vietnam/dakto.html

• Battle Around Khesan
  Jul 1, 1967

  US victory. 160 US casualties & 764 wounded.
  http://www.historycentral.com/vietnam/VicKhesan.html

• Prarie IV
  May 19, 1967

  The 26th Marines launch Operation Priare IV, east of Khe Sanh. During the operation, 164 marines are killed and 999 are wounded.
  http://www.historycentral.com/vietnam/Praire.html

• Criminal Captured
  Apr 19, 1967

  Albert DeSalvo (The Boston Strangler) is convicted of numerous crimes and sentenced to life in prison

• Operation Junction City
  Mar 1, 1967

  American troops overun much of the area, before encountering signinficant resistance. U.S. loses 282 troops.
  http://www.historycentral.com/vietnam/Junctioncity.html

• operation cedar falls
  Jan 8, 1967

  operation to rout out the vietcong bases in the iron triangle.
  http://www.historycentral.com/vietnam/cedarfalls.html