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  1. 2nd June 1968

    Anti-Vietnam War protests erupt in Delhi. Andy Williams makes his UK debut.

  2. 1st June 1968

    One of the last public executioners shows his sensitive side. Biafran peace talks collapse

  3. 31st May 1968

    Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe gets married.

  4. 30th May 1968

    General De Gaulle is in a defiant mood. Manchester United win the European Cup.

  5. 29th May 1968

    A Kennedy loses for the first time. Daniel Cohn-Bendit sneaks back into France.

  6. 28th May 1968

    Douglas Bader returns to Bomber Command. Students take over Hornsey College of Art.

  7. 27th May 1968

    There is student unrest in Germany. Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb.

  8. 26th May 1968

    Anarchists in London try to storm the French embassy.

  9. 25th May 1968

    Reporters witness the aftermath of violent street battles across France.

  10. 24th May 1968

    The Kray brothers are charged with conspiracy to murder. The Liverpool bus strike ends.

  11. 23rd May 1968

    French student leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit is sent back to his native Germany.

  12. 22nd May 1968

    French workers are on strike, with violence erupting between Nationalists and Communists.

  13. 21st May 1968

    The Nigerian army captures the Biafran stronghold of Port Harcourt.

  14. 20th May 1968

    Strikes spread across France. No public transport is running and tourists are heading home

  15. 19th May 1968

    The Cannes Film Festival is abandoned due to protests.

  16. 18th May 1968

    Forged tickets cause havoc at the FA Cup Final.

  17. 17th May 1968

    The clear-up begins after the Ronan Point disaster.

  18. 16th May 1968

    Four die when part of a high-rise block collapses at Ronan Point in London.

  19. 15th May 1968

    Reporters witness the aftermath of the Battle of Saigon. Trouble continues in Paris.

  20. 14th May 1968

    US presidential candidates try to woo farmers. A newspaper strike hits the UK.

  21. 13th May 1968

    A general strike brings Paris to a halt. Crucial Vietnam peace talks begin.

  22. 12th May 1968

    In the US, the Poor People's March reaches Washington. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads.

  23. 11th May 1968

    The Sorbonne is reopened in Paris. Students riot in Bonn.

  24. 10th May 1968

    Press baron Cecil King attacks Harold Wilson. 2001: A Space Odyssey is released in the UK.

  25. 9th May 1968

    Labour suffers losses in local elections. John Barbirolli announces his last performance.

  26. 8th May 1968

    The Krays are arrested. SNP trounce Labour in Scottish council elections.

  27. 7th May 1968

    Sikh candidates from both Labour and Conservative parties canvass in local elections.

  28. 6th May 1968

    Spain closes its border with Gibraltar. The Virgin Mary is seen by thousands in Cairo.

  29. 5th May 1968

    Parisian students take to the streets. Harold Wilson talks about race relations.

  30. 4th May 1968

    Britain's first heart transplant patient wakes and people in Beirut take to the streets.

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