The year 1968 established itself as pivotal in U.S. and international history. Assassinations, riots and war seemed to contradict hopeful events such as the successful Apollo 8 mission, while musicians and fashion designers explored new frontiers. Forty years later, we look back at key scenes from that turbulent year.
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Prague Spring - A few months before Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, cameras captured a unique look at the “Prague Spring” of reforms and optimism.
Catalog ID: 88181
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The Beatles in India - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inspired followers such as The Beatles to study transcendental meditation and Eastern religious philosophy. WPA provides material of great musical performers on and off stage.
Catalog ID: 172913
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LBJ Declines to Run Again - The WPA Film Library offers hundreds of historic speeches like this one, the stunning announcement of the president’s decision not to seek re-election.
Catalog ID: 437552 |
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Youth Culture in Swinging Britain - England swings! WPA’s vast database holds the crown jewels of Britain’s colorful past with exclusive rights to the British Pathe collection for producers in NTSC territories. From Carnaby Street to Hyde Park, WPA is the place for footage that epitomizes these colorful isles.
Catalog ID: 92088
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MLK Is Assassinated - These scenes from the looting and riots following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., are a small sampling of civil rights-related material available from WPA.
Catalog ID: 459901
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Students Riot in the Streets of Paris - 1968 saw major riots and protests around the world. Noteworthy among these were the student uprisings in Paris of May 1968. WPA represents footage of the year’s most notorious riots, from Chicago to Washington to London.
Catalog ID: 232874
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Robert Kennedy Killed - The murder of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy shocked the world, as this British perspective demonstrates.
Catalog ID: 524584, 312864 |
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Fabulous Hippie Love-In - The essence of the 1960s is quintessentially captured by the counterculture of flower people. WPA offers a fantastic menagerie of footage to display the auras of peace, love and happiness that are the hippies’ legacy.
Catalog ID: 172001 |
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OJ Simpson, Heisman Trophy Winner - These highlights show young OJ Simpson making a name for himself 40 years ago.
Catalog ID: 437015 |
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Jacqueline Kennedy Marries Ari Onassis - The beloved former first lady’s nuptials to the Greek shipping tycoon surprised the world. This clip is one story among hours of WPA footage following top personalities from the twentieth century.
Catalog ID: 364943 |
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Charity Fashion Show - The `60s saw far-out fashion trends come and go. The WPA library holds a considerable medley of fashion footage displaying styles that have not seen light outside of the closet for quite some time.
Catalog ID: 42541 |
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Apollo 8 - One of the happier stories of 1968 was Apollo 8’s successful orbit of the moon. This excerpt comes from a longer documentary on the landmark mission.
Catalog ID: 501749 |
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