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Martin luther king. >> 1968, historians say it was the single most consequential year of the 20th century. >> thats when the country all but came apart. >> ten hours before he is about to address the nation on the future, he hasnt made the decision. >> he said i may have a little ending of my own. >> good evening, my fellow americans. lbj is becoming more and more isolated. hes an island in the white house. >> hey, hey, lbj, how many kids did you kill today? >> if the american public isnt supp...

Howard was upset after wisconsin called a time-out with 15 seconds in a game that was not even close. the altercation began in this post-game handshake line when gard grabbed howard by the arm in an an attempt to explain why he called the time-out. he said he felt the need to defend himself after gard initiated that contact. medina spirit yesterday was stripped of the victory in last years kentucky derby and another winner declared. the kentucky horse racing commission disqualified the now decea...

A small rural community in maryland was home to three methodist churches. one black, two white, divide generations earlier over the issue of slavery, but in 1968 as the country faced a turning point. >> those three churches decided to reconcile and to form a new future. there is an important new story that needs to be told. we have a responsibility to make certain that it continues. ♪♪♪ >> a new documentary "finding fellowship" three racially segregated churches came together in the wake o...

Deal with the sanctions? >> well i think that shouldnt surprise us. and in fact, even during the cold war when the soviet union at the time suppressed dissent in hungary, in czechoslovakia in 1968, the west didnt come, nato didnt come to the aid of those two countries when the soviets put down legal ocal reform move. traditionally, big powers have always had a sphere of influence, and russia is trying to reestablish its sphere of influence around its periphery. the united states has had a sphere...

George steinbrenner, the new york yankees owner ends up being convicted as part of watergate. american airlines, goodyear tires convicted as well. >> hey, garrett, from january 20th, 1969 onward, more americans were killed in vietnam than had been killed in vietnam prior to january 20th when richard nixon was sworn in for his first term as president. could you explain more madam chenault and her husband of the flying tigers, her pivotal role in elongating the war in vietnam? >> yeah. this is a g...

The side of a country that has a smaller gdp than the state of texas and go up against allies that have 40 times that, thats fine. thats their decision. it is a stupid decision. >> yeah. >> it is short sighted, but you look at what china has been doing over the past few years and i guess it just goes in line. they really dont care if their economy continues to spiral downward. so it is what it is. but, mika, make no mistake of it. russia is going to be able to move with a crude attack straight o...

On one is an attack on all. arthel: without physically fighting how can the us and nato stop vladimir putin and end this invasion immediately? >> the biggest path is to take the action at home. drill, pump, flow energy all over the world. even saying that will drop the oil price and if we get it below 75 a barrel russia is losing money and in 1968 they closed the iron curtain. there are many things we can do to take russia out of the world system. putin has problems in the inner circle, cyber at...

Suffered russian invasion after the prague spring in 1968. translation: | think - the czech republic is doing its best to help, and i think its because we have a similar and rather recent experience. we were in a similar situation. otherwise i think the global reaction is a bit slower than it should be. around 15,000 turned out in amsterdam. if putin is mad enough right now to open an open war in the middle of ukraine, in the middle of europe, we do not know whats going to come next. translation...

Berlin. below the brandenburg gate in berlin, once a symbol of the cold war division between east and west, now one of peace and reunification. it has become a rallying point to show solidarity with ukraine as it battles the invading russian army. police said the crowd was over 100,000 strong. 0rganisers said it was five times more. im afraid of the escalation of the conflict, and war spreading further, but im also afraid that this is just the start of something bigger in europe and in the world...

Here. putin does not understand it is not 1968 or 1956. there is a really disconcerting aspect of this that putin seems to think that it will be somehow a one and done. he was going to go in, change the regime. ukraine is going to be brought into the russian embrace. you know, i guess i am increasingly curious about just how far the russians are going to go with this because i think the other thing he did not count on is how unpopular it seems to be in russia now. >> i wanted to ask you about th...