THE EVENTS

JAN '68 - FEB '68  - MAR '68  - APR '68  - MAY '68 - JUN '68 - JUL '68  - AUG '68  - SEP '68  - OCT '68  - NOV '68  - DEC '68  - 1969

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Superbowl III NY Jets defeat Baltimore Colts

  Richard Nixon inauguration ceremony   construction at County College of Morris   Golda Meir sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel

JAN 12: SUPERBOWL III*

New York Jets defeat Baltimore Colts, 16-7

 

JAN 20: NIXON INAUGURATED*

Richard M. Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States

FEB: CCM EXPANDS

Plans are underway for the new Engineering Services Building to be ready by May.

 

MAR 18: GOLDA MEIR ELECTED*

Golda Meir is sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel.

January - June 1969
Student demonstrations at Harvard University NBA Championship Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers   Montreal Canadiens defeat ST. Louis Blues students celebrate defeat of french national referendum

APR 9: HARVARD DEMONSTRATIONS*

400 students demonstrate as part of a campus-wide strike.

 

APR 23 - MAY 5: NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS*

Boston Celtics defeat LA Lakers, winning 4 of the 7 game series.

APR 27 - MAY 4: STANLEY CUP*

Montreal Canadiens defeat St. Louis Blues, winning 4 straight games.

 

APR 27: FRENCH REFERENDUM DEFEATED*

Students celebrate the defeat of the national referendum.

Charles deGaulle resigns police crack down on student protests   California National Guard sent to Berkeley Stonewall Inn, NYC

APR 28: deGAULLE RESIGNS*

Following the defeat of the national referendum, Charles deGaulle resigns as president of France.

 

MAY 2: POLICE CRACK DOWN*

Police forces throughout the United States begin a crackdown on nationwide student protests.

MAY 15: BERKELEY PROTESTS*

California National Guard is sent to break up protests at the University of California, Berkeley.

 

JUN 28: STONEWALL RIOTS*

Riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City mark the beginning of the gay rights movement.

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County College of Morris opened its doors in September of 1968. Join us in celebrating 40 years of connecting learning and life. Read about THE EVENTS that shaped the times, remember THE CULTURE, and join the founding CCM students, staff, and faculty as they share with us THE MEMORIES of those early days.

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