COMMENTS:
Voted : John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for possession of pot
during a raid on Ringo Starr's London apartment
Voted : President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Bill
which makes it illegal to refuse housing on the grounds of race
Voted : US Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis
Riots in 167 cities, and on various campuses, follow the slaying of Martin Luther King ...
Chicago Mayor Richard J Daley issues a 'shoot to kill' order to the city's police force for anyone involved in cases of arson, looting or rioting
Voted : 80,000 demonstrators against the Vietnam War attempt to storm the American embassy in London
300 arrests are made and 90 policemen are hurt
Voted : 50 students are arrested during an anti-Vietnam demonstration in Martin Place, Sydney, Australia
45 people are arrested during a 2,000 strong anti-war demonstration outside the American Consulate in Melbourne, Australia
Voted : Canada protested the war by mailing 5,000 copies of the paperback
"Manual for Draft Age Immigrants to Canada to the United States."
Voted : 500 NYU students demonstrated against Dow Chemical
because the company was the principal manufacturer of napalm, used by the U.S. military in Vietnam
Voted : US Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis
Sticks out for me, for obvious reasons.
Voted : Senator Robert Kennedy is shot in the head in Los Angeles after winning California primary
This--but all the others, too.
Voted : National "Turn In Your Draft Card Day" inspires draft-card burning
at college campuses across the USA
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