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January 1968

The year began with the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, a turning point that shifted US public opinion. In technology, the first computer-controlled prosthetic arm was developed.

birth
LL Cool J

The hip-hop pioneer is born in New York.
politics
The Tet Offensive

A massive surprise attack changes the Vietnam War.
Prague Spring Begins

Liberalization in Czechoslovakia.
Notable Passings: Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy