The document summarizes major events of 1968 related to the Vietnam War, anti-war protests, US politics and elections, notable deaths including Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, NASA's Apollo program including the first manned mission to orbit the moon, and music including songs by The Beatles. Key events included the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, Johnson deciding not to seek re-election, Nixon being elected president, and Apollo 8 becoming the first manned mission to orbit the moon.