1968
Taylor Swift Sets Record for Longest No. 1 Song, Beating Out 'American Pie' and the Beatles
The pop star's 10-minute, 13-second rerecording of "All Too Well" debuted at the top spot in Billboard's Hot 100 chart
How Apollo 8 Delivered Christmas Eve Peace and Understanding to the World
In a new book, Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony examines the geopolitics during NASA’s space flight program
Was the 1968 TV Show 'Julia' a Milestone or a Millstone for Diversity?
Diahann Carroll's award-winning series was a hit, but it delivered a sanitized view of African-American life
The Rank and File Women of the Black Panther Party and Their Powerful Influence
A portrait taken at a “Free Huey” rally defines the female force that both supported and propelled the movement
How Apollo 8 ‘Saved 1968’
The unforgettable, 99.9 percent perfect, December moon mission marked the end of a tumultuous year
“Hey Jude” Still Makes Everything "Better, Better, Better"
The Beatles’ biggest single hit skyrocketed on the charts in August of 1968
These Images From 1968 Capture an America in Violent Flux
A one-room show at the National Portrait Gallery is a hauntingly relevant 50-year-old time capsule
What Happened When Violence Broke Out on Cleveland's East Side 50 Years Ago?
In the summer of 1968, the neighborhood of Glenville erupted in “urban warfare,” leaving seven dead and heightening police-community tensions
For More Than Five Decades, the Special Olympics Has Given Marginalized Superstars Center Stage
Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the games offer intellectually disabled athletes the chance to dazzle an international audience
When Robert Kennedy Delivered the News of Martin Luther King's Assassination
Months before his own slaying, Kennedy recalled the loss of JFK as he consoled a crowd of shocked African-Americans in Indianapolis
The 1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, But Nobody Listened
Released 50 years ago, the infamous report found that poverty and institutional racism were driving inner-city violence
This Fighter Jet Turned the Tide During Vietnam's Decisive Tet Offensive
More than five decades ago, America won this huge battle, but lost the war
In 1968, When Nixon Said 'Sock It To Me' on 'Laugh-In,' TV Was Never Quite the Same Again
The show's rollicking one-liners and bawdy routines paved the way for "Saturday Night Live" and other cutting-edge television satire
Deeply Grieving MLK’s Death, Activists Shaped a Campaign of Hurt and Hope
At Resurrection City, an epic 1968 demonstration on the National Mall in Washington D.C., protesters defined the next 50 years of activism
Rage Against the Machine
A short story reimagines the riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the chaos that shocked the world
The Ghosts of My Lai
In the hamlet where U.S. troops killed hundreds of men, women and children, survivors are ready to forgive the most infamous American soldier of the war
Can All Living Things Exhibit Albinism?
You asked, we answered
Teen Idol Frankie Lymon's Tragic Rise and Fall Tells the Truth About 1950s America
The mirage of the singer's soaring success echoes the mirage of post-war tranquility at home
A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
The nation is still reckoning with the changes that came in that fateful year
Who Took the Legendary Earthrise Photo From Apollo 8?
The mission returned to Earth with one of the most famous images in history
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