New Hampshire Youths Help Spark 1968 Antiwar Movement
In 1968 New Hampshire students mobilized for Eugene McCarthy boosting antiwar activism and reshaping presidential politics. Leaders included Gerry Studds Curtis Gans and Sam Brown as youth groups pressed door to door while observers noted a cultural shift toward political engagement and optimism.
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March 12 highlights mark key historic events
On this date Lyndon Johnson won the 1968 New Hampshire primary with Eugene McCarthy strong in second. Mauritius gained independence in 1968 and later became a republic in 1992. Canonizations included Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Union leadership shifts, Girl Scouts origins, Sun Yat-sen’s death, fireside chats, the Truman Doctrine, Dennis the Menace debut, Assad’s presidency, Gacy conviction and execution, Reno’s swearing in, the Storm of the Century, Mumbai bombings, Elizabeth Smart’s recovery, Spitzer resignation, and lasting quotes from John Quincy Adams.
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