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Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73
1 week, 5 days ago

Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73

Associated Press  

LONDON — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday. Actress Olivia Hussey smiles as she appears at the Japan premiere of her latest film “Mother Teresa of Calcutta” in Tokyo Wednesday, June 15, 2005. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook …

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Olivia Hussey, star of 1968 ‘Romeo and Juliet’ film, dies at 73
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1 week, 5 days ago

Olivia Hussey, star of 1968 ‘Romeo and Juliet’ film, dies at 73

LA Times  

“Romeo and Juliet” director Franco Zeffirelli, left, with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting at the Paris premiere in 1968. Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday. Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the …

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Sheinbaum, a ‘child of 1968,’ apologizes for historic ‘atrocity’ in Tlatelolco, Mexico City
3 months, 1 week ago

Sheinbaum, a ‘child of 1968,’ apologizes for historic ‘atrocity’ in Tlatelolco, Mexico City

LA Times  

Calling herself a “child of 1968,” Mexico’s newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a formal apology Wednesday for one of the country’s most notorious episodes — the brutal repression and murder of student protesters 56 years ago in the capital’s Tlatelolco district. Soldiers stand guard on Oct. 12, 1968, for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, …

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High-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far

Associated Press  

An ambitious high-tech search in Michigan’s Lake Superior so far has turned up no sign of a plane that crashed in 1968, killing three people who were on a scientific research trip. “We have not definitively confirmed any targets as aircraft at this time,” said Travis White, a research engineer at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University, …

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Why Chicago’s 2024 Democratic convention didn’t devolve into 1968
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Chicago’s 2024 Democratic convention didn’t devolve into 1968

Raw Story  

CHICAGO — Despite some protesters’ vows to “make it great like ’68,” history did not repeat itself, and the streets of Chicago did not descend into chaos during this year’s Democratic National Convention. And inside the United Center, delegates cheering the presidential nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris experienced none of the turmoil that upended the 1968 convention, when security …

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Democrats Feared Another 1968 Convention. They Got Something Very Different.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats Feared Another 1968 Convention. They Got Something Very Different.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHICAGO ― In addition to crowning Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential standard-bearer and unifying the party ahead of the general election, Democrats had one other goal for their convention: to exorcise the ghost of 1968. Journalist Bill Kurtis, who was 28 when he covered the 1968 convention, told CBS News, “It is eerily similar.” “As …

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Kamala Harris–Tim Walz DNC: The only thing that could kill the vibes at the Democratic National Convention.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris–Tim Walz DNC: The only thing that could kill the vibes at the Democratic National Convention.

Slate  

The 2024 Democratic National Convention starts this week, but the date lurking in the back of everyone’s mind is 1968. The 1968 convention is remembered primarily for the riots that raged over the course of five days, as protesters battled with an astonishing force of police and military stationed around the event site: 11,900 Chicago police; 7,500 Army troops; 7,500 …

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The Take: In Chicago, will the 1968 DNC be a prologue for 2024?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Take: In Chicago, will the 1968 DNC be a prologue for 2024?

Al Jazeera  

A look back at a historic convention and how it compares to this year’s DNC in Chicago Massive antiwar protests, an assassination attempt, an incumbent US president standing down for re-election – all ahead of a Democratic National Convention set in Chicago. As this year’s DNC begins, what can we learn from one of the most tumultuous political conventions the …

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Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other

NPR  

Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other toggle caption Peter Bullock/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images For some Americans, just saying “Chicago 68” is enough to bring it all back. toggle caption Bettmann/Getty Images The war had transformed the political landscape well before the ‘68 DNC In effect, the war had already knocked out the Democratic …

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How Gaza protesters plan to roil the Democratic National Convention
5 months ago

How Gaza protesters plan to roil the Democratic National Convention

Raw Story  

With the Democratic National Convention slated to start days from now in Chicago, many in the party are thrilled to channel a sudden burst of energy surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris — who is already certified as the presidential nominee — and emerge unified in taking a “joyful” fight to Donald Trump in the general election. “It’s full of people …

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How long would it take to read the greatest books of all time?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How long would it take to read the greatest books of all time?

The Economist  

Graphic detail | The GBOATs How long would it take to read the greatest books of all time? Tolkien, 1954 1 day, 7 hours and 13 minutes to read 18 Catch-22 Joseph Heller, 1961 10 hours and 33 minutes to read 19 Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert, 1857 6 hours and 36 minutes to read 20 Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë, 1847 …

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What happened when former President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for a second term
6 months ago

What happened when former President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for a second term

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden is the first president in more than a generation to decide not to seek a second term. Reel America Preview: LBJ Announces He Won't Run 3/31/1968 Nearly 60 years old when he made that speech, Johnson looked much older. Health was a concern for LBJ Vietnam split the party in 1968, but the growing rift …

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Expert: Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses
8 months ago

Expert: Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses

Salon  

Columbia University has become the epicenter of student protests over the war in Gaza. Initial demonstrations at Columbia University in April 1968 started with the threat of violence between radical students who wanted to end the university’s ties to war research during the Vietnam War and terminate a university gymnasium construction project and mostly white athletes who wanted to push …

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Gaza protests have spread across the country: Is this Gen Z’s 1968 moment?
8 months, 1 week ago

Gaza protests have spread across the country: Is this Gen Z’s 1968 moment?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Columbia University professors speak in solidarity with their students’ right …

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College protests: How Columbia's history with the student movement echoes today
8 months, 1 week ago

College protests: How Columbia's history with the student movement echoes today

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — College students taking up space and making demands for change. Students talk sitting on a bench during a pro-Palestinian encampment, advocating for financial disclosure and divestment from all companies tied to Israel and calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, inside Columbia University campus on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in New York. “Myself and others spent the …

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In 1968, Ceylon’s ‘occupation’ of Katchatheevu sparked a debate
9 months ago

In 1968, Ceylon’s ‘occupation’ of Katchatheevu sparked a debate

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have raked up the issue of ‘ceding’ of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974. Interestingly, six years before India and Sri Lanka signed the agreement on the islet, reports of “occupation” of Katchatheevu by Ceylon triggered a fiery debate. Swell, an Independent member, pointedly asked …

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Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | 'Suits Seeking Mosque's Removal Are Barred By Places Of Worship Act': Masjid Committee In Allahabad HC
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | 'Suits Seeking Mosque's Removal Are Barred By Places Of Worship Act': Masjid Committee In Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah today argued before the Allahabad High Court that the suits pending before the HC, inter alia seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the 13.37-acre complex which it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple in Mathura, are barred by the Places of Worship Act 1991, Limitation Act 1963 as …

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Milind Deora reveals why he left Congress, says 'Today's party very different from that of 1968'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Milind Deora reveals why he left Congress, says 'Today's party very different from that of 1968'

India TV News  

Senior Maharashtra leader Milind Deora, who recently joined Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, revealed the reason for leaving the grand old party on Sunday. 'Congress abuses industrialists': Deora's attack on Rahul Gandhi Milind Deora launched a veiled attack on Congress leadership after joining Shiv Sena, saying his parent party is not the same as it used to be when Manmohan Singh …

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In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world
1 year, 2 months ago

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world

BBC  

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, 55 years ago. On 16 October 1968, two black US athletes – Tommie Smith and John Carlos – stood on the podium …

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Generations of students remember 1968 massacre in march through Mexico City
1 year, 3 months ago

Generations of students remember 1968 massacre in march through Mexico City

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Chanting in unison, students marched through downtown Mexico City on Monday evening, marking 55 years since the military massacred hundreds of students in Tlatelolco plaza. As many as 300 people were massacred at a student protest in Tlatelolco plaza on Oct. 2, 1968, in what the Mexican government initially reported as the lawful suppression of a violent …

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Google Doodle celebrates Appalachian Trail, world's longest hiking-only footpath in Virginia
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Appalachian Trail, world's longest hiking-only footpath in Virginia

Hindustan Times  

On October 2, 1968, the National Trails System Act established the Appalachian Trail as one of the country's first National Scenic Trails. In 1968, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Trails System Act 1968, which recognised the Appalachian Trail as one of the first national scenic trails and federal land. Social Media Reactions Many have taken to social …

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Jim Hines, first sprinter under 10 secs, dies aged 76
1 year, 7 months ago

Jim Hines, first sprinter under 10 secs, dies aged 76

The Hindu  

US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said on Monday. At the 1968 US Championships in Sacramento, Hines became the first man to officially go below 10 seconds for 100m, running a hand-timed 9.9 seconds. Later that year, in winning the 1968 Olympic 100m …

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‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars’ lawsuit over 1968 film’s teen nude scene tossed
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars’ lawsuit over 1968 film’s teen nude scene tossed

Associated Press  

A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” filed over the film’s nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late. Mackenzie determined that the scene was protected by the First Amendment, finding that the actors “have …

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'Romeo & Juliet' stars' lawsuit over 1968 film's teen nude scene tossed
1 year, 7 months ago

'Romeo & Juliet' stars' lawsuit over 1968 film's teen nude scene tossed

The Independent  

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