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59. There was a whole movie of footage made about that train....

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:02 AM

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came out some time between? 2013 - 2015. Very moving.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 Jun 4 OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic Jun 4 #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye Jun 4 #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove Jun 4 #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue Jun 4 #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye Jun 4 #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA Jun 4 #42

Me too azureblue Jun 4 #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye Jun 4 #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv Jun 4 #50

the creep Butterflies Friday #60

Yes! Thats the one slightlv Friday #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Friday #64

It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins Jun 4 #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 Friday #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay Jun 4 #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph Jun 4 #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon Jun 4 #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork Jun 4 #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool Jun 4 #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib Jun 4 #16

What? llmart Jun 4 #41

no mokeyz Jun 4 #23

I agree. intheflow Jun 4 #28

It did, azureblue Jun 4 #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick Jun 4 #52

I was just a kid Skittles Friday #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy Jun 4 #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool Jun 4 #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 Jun 4 #13

Sixties Peak unweird Jun 4 #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind Jun 4 #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 Jun 4 #14

Yes! Chasstev365 Jun 4 #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM Jun 4 #29

Regean azureblue Jun 4 #46

..... markie Jun 4 #17

😢 Chasstev365 Jun 4 #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib Jun 4 #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 Jun 4 #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum Jun 4 #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 Friday #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 Jun 4 #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk Jun 4 #21

Yup! mokeyz Jun 4 #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 Jun 4 #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis Jun 4 #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 Jun 4 #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 Jun 4 #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 Friday #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman Jun 4 #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir Jun 4 #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 Friday #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever Jun 4 #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 4 #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 Jun 4 #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv Jun 4 #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 Jun 4 #38

*Sigh* NBachers Jun 4 #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner Jun 4 #40

and this is why azureblue Jun 4 #48

Is that George Plimpton in the train window at the 2:25 mark? RPM Jun 4 #53

There was a whole movie of footage made about that train.... electric_blue68 Friday #59

I would say it start in the mid 50's when Eisenhower began sending standingtall Friday #61

I was in Vietnam PCB66 Friday #62