https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/1968/RSS feed for 1968enWed, 24 Nov 2021 15:26:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/taylor-swift-beats-out-american-pie-and-the-beatles-for-longest-run-time-of-a-no-1-hit-180979116/The pop star's 10-minute, 13-second rerecording of "All Too Well" debuted at the top spot in Billboard's Hot 100 chartWed, 24 Nov 2021 15:26:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/taylor-swift-beats-out-american-pie-and-the-beatles-for-longest-run-time-of-a-no-1-hit-180979116/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-apollo-8-delivered-moment-christmas-eve-peace-and-understanding-world-180976431/In a new book, Smithsonian curator Teasel Muir-Harmony examines the geopolitics during NASA’s space flight programFri, 11 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-apollo-8-delivered-moment-christmas-eve-peace-and-understanding-world-180976431/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/was-1968-tv-show-julia-milestone-or-millstone-180970198/Diahann Carroll's award-winning series was a hit, but it delivered a sanitized view of African-American lifeThu, 06 Sep 2018 15:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/was-1968-tv-show-julia-milestone-or-millstone-180970198/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rank-and-file-women-black-panther-party-their-powerful-influence-180971591/A portrait taken at a “Free Huey” rally defines the female force that both supported and propelled the movementMon, 04 Mar 2019 16:32:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rank-and-file-women-black-panther-party-their-powerful-influence-180971591/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-apollo-8-saved-1968-180970991/The unforgettable, 99.9 percent perfect, December moon mission marked the end of a tumultuous year Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:23:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-apollo-8-saved-1968-180970991/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/50-hey-jude-still-makes-everything-better-better-better-180970004/The Beatles’ biggest single hit skyrocketed on the charts in August of 1968 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/50-hey-jude-still-makes-everything-better-better-better-180970004/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/images-1968-capture-america-violent-flux-180969785/A one-room show at the National Portrait Gallery is a hauntingly relevant 50-year-old time capsuleWed, 01 Aug 2018 17:36:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/images-1968-capture-america-violent-flux-180969785/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/complicated-history-1968-glenville-shootout-180969734/In the summer of 1968, the neighborhood of Glenville erupted in “urban warfare,” leaving seven dead and heightening police-community tensionsTue, 24 Jul 2018 15:26:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/complicated-history-1968-glenville-shootout-180969734/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/50-years-special-olympics-has-given-marginalized-superstars-center-stage-180969584/Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the games offer intellectually disabled athletes the chance to dazzle an international audienceTue, 10 Jul 2018 19:55:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/50-years-special-olympics-has-given-marginalized-superstars-center-stage-180969584/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/emotionally-wounded-robert-kennedy-delivers-news-kings-assassination-180968625/Months before his own slaying, Kennedy recalled the loss of JFK as he consoled a crowd of shocked African-Americans in Indianapolis Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/emotionally-wounded-robert-kennedy-delivers-news-kings-assassination-180968625/