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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NOV 1: FILM RATING SYSTEM ANNOUNCED

 The Motion Picture Association of America announces ratings that indicate a film's thematic and content stability for audiences in answer to religiously motivated complaints about sex, violence, and profanity in the movies.

film   Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie

NOV 5: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*

Richard M. Nixon  wins the presidential race over Hubert Humphrey. Nixon receives 45% of the vote with Humphrey receiving 42% and Wallace receiving 13%. Nixon vows to "restore law & order".

Shirley Chisholm surrounded by her campaign workers after winning the election NOVEMBER 1968 first snowfall at County College of Morris

NOV 5: SHIRLEY CHISHOLM ELECTED*

Shirley Chisholm becomes the first African-American to win a congressional election, representing New York's Bedford-Stuyvesant district.

 

NOV 12-13: SNOWFALL BLANKETS CCM

Students at County College of Morris encounter the first snowfall on the campus, making for difficult traveling conditions.

NOV 18: MORRIS COUNTY LIBRARY OPENS

The county library moves from it's space in the Morris County courthouse to the new library location on Hanover Avenue.

Morris County Library on Hanover Avenue   member of the Women's Liberation Party drops a brasierre in the trash in protest for women's rights

NOV 27: NATIONAL WOMEN'S LIBERATION CONFERENCE*

The first national meeting of the Women's Lib movement occurs in Chicago. Over 200 women from 37 states and Canada attend to discuss women's rights.

PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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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