Echoes of 1968
40 Years Later, Apollo 8 Moon Mission Still Awes()
December 24, 2008 On Christmas Eve 1968, people around the globe watched a live broadcast from Apollo 8 of the first humans ever to orbit the moon. The mission altered the way earthlings saw themselves and their world.
Chisholm's 1968 Win Opened Door For Others()
November 4, 2008 While Rep. Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to win a seat in Congress, a long line of black women have followed in her footsteps. Here's a list of the black women who have served on Capitol Hill in the past 40 years.
Chisholm Forged A Place For Black Congresswomen()
November 4, 2008 Shirley Chisholm is often remembered as the first black woman to run for president. But before she went for the top spot, the former educator had already made history: Forty years ago this week, she won a seat in the mostly male, mostly white House of Representatives.
'Clear And Hold' Showing Results 40 Years Later()
October 31, 2008 On Oct. 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson ordered a halt in bombing missions over Vietnam, implementing Gen. Creighton Abrams' "clear and hold" strategy. Today that counterinsurgency strategy is showing some promise in Iraq.
Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth()
September 5, 2008 Think the feminists who protested the 1968 Miss America pageant in the name of women's liberation burned their bras? Think again. No bras were set aflame that September day. But the idea that they were helped launch the movement onto the national stage.
An Oscar Crop With An Instinct For Change()
September 1, 2008 Forty years ago, the best picture nominees signaled a stirring in Hollywood — an appetite for revolutionary realism, socially conscious stories and movies targeted at the long-ignored youth audience.
1968 Chicago Riot Left Mark On Political Protests()
August 23, 2008 Democrats are gathering for their national convention in Denver with the party divided and the country mired in an unpopular war. The situation was similar 40 years ago when Democrats convened in Chicago, amid battles between protesters and police. What happened then still influences political protests today.
Daley May Outlast Father As Chicago Mayor()
August 24, 2008 The lessons Richard M. Daley learned from his father's missteps during the chaos of the 1968 Democratic Convention helped him claim — and hold — the seat behind the Chicago mayor's desk where his father served for 21 years.
Prague Spring Ignored In Post-Communist Society()
August 22, 2008 Tourists in the Czech Republic are not likely to find a plaque commemorating the failed democratization process known as Prague Spring and the generation of 1968. Critics say people want to forget there was a period of communism in Prague.
Reporter's Notebook
Prague Spring: An Exercise in Democracy()
August 21, 2008 Called "socialism with a human face," the Czechoslovak Communist Party's embrace of democratic reforms led the Soviets to invade that country in 1968 and squash the movement, fearing it would poison other Warsaw Pact countries. Today, little note is given to the movement or the invasion.
