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1968 already had been a tumultuous year with the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. in April and Senator Robert F. Kennedy in June, and widespread protests against the Vietnam War.
Born: May 9, 1918
Award-winning journalist; lead correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes for 37 years. Wallace's professional honors include at least 20 Emmy Awards.
In 1968, just before he was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy was asked when he thought the first black president would be elected. (Of course, this was before African-American worked its way into the lexicon, and colored people was bowing out as one of the nomenclatures used to describe an integral part of American society.) 2008, the presidential candidate and senator from New York replied. He was...
The Kennedy family does it again! Caroline Kennedy is now seeking the U.S. Senate seat left open by Senator Hillary Clinton's appointment to Barack Obama's new Cabinet. Kennedy, a married mother of three, is one of the best-known names in politics, but did you know that she's never run for office herself? In fact, she hasn't held a full-time job in years, and has seemed most interested in...
In May of 2008, after suffering a seizure, doctors diagnosed Senator Ted Kennedy with a malignant brain tumor.