1968 remains arguably the most historic year in modern American history . Revered leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated . North Korea attacked a U.S. ship ; Olympic athletes raised fists in Black Power demonstrations . It said , `` You saved 1968 . '' With the Apollo 11 mission , for the first time in history mankind orbited the Earth .
1968 remains arguably the most historic year in modern American history . Revered leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated . North Korea attacked a U.S. ship ; Olympic athletes raised fists in Black Power demonstrations . With the Apollo 11 mission , for the first time in history mankind orbited the Earth .