April 2nd, 1968: Amid intense opposition during primaries, President Lyndon Johnson announces his intentions to continue participating in the presidential race. "I'm not finished until I'm dead," Johnson purportedly said when deciding to continue running.'
April 4th, 1968: Civil Rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Jr. is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the left arm in an attempted assassination. He is released later that night after his wounds are tended to and doctors say he will: "be just fine".
April 5th, 1968: The Beatles pen a new song regarding LBJ's decision to continue running the Presidential race entitled: "See the Lahbahja Lag".
April 9th, 1968: Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon scoffs at Johnson's decision to continue running for President, stating: "He has less of a chance of winning the damned Presidency than those hippies do of taking a bath once in a while."
April 11th, 1968: To show his gratitude to President Johnson for advancing the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King promises to campaign for him on his behalf, stating: "America needs a principled, dedicated leader who will fight against the monster that is institutional racism."
April 4th, 1968: Civil Rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Jr. is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the left arm in an attempted assassination. He is released later that night after his wounds are tended to and doctors say he will: "be just fine".
April 5th, 1968: The Beatles pen a new song regarding LBJ's decision to continue running the Presidential race entitled: "See the Lahbahja Lag".
April 9th, 1968: Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon scoffs at Johnson's decision to continue running for President, stating: "He has less of a chance of winning the damned Presidency than those hippies do of taking a bath once in a while."
April 11th, 1968: To show his gratitude to President Johnson for advancing the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King promises to campaign for him on his behalf, stating: "America needs a principled, dedicated leader who will fight against the monster that is institutional racism."
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