1968
DAY BY DAY
1968: Day by Day tracks one of the most turbulent years in history, one single day at a time. Author Ronald J. Klein skips the lengthy commentary and personal opinions, giving readers the facts straight as they happened.
You get a daily play-by-play of 1968. The entries cover everything—the Vietnam War, the battle for the White House, civil rights protests, major political shifts, and pop culture moments. It reads like a personal desk calendar of history, offering a clear and direct look at a year that changed everything.
Protests, assassinations, and elections defined 1968, marked by political campaigns, military escalation, heavy casualties, intense unrest, activism, and historic spaceflight breakthroughs.
Ronald J. Klein
Author
1968: Day by Day is a chronological accounting of the daily events of a year that changed US politics, its military power, and the social fabric of the people. Time called it "The Year That Changed the World." This book is a clear and concise picture of that year, reflecting on what was happening across the gamut of events, some of which were earth-shattering, others so mundane that they were barely noticed. Sports, space, politics and tragedy: A reader will be able to follow events as they emerge and evolve.
Ronald J. Klein
Born in 1956, he is a member of the Baby Boom generation and witnessed the events of 1968 through the eyes of a twelve-year-old watching The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite every evening. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of South Florida.
Author
Later employed as a litigation paralegal by several national law firms, he spent a 37-year career primarily in labor and employment law, assisting with the legal representation of clients in all phases of litigation, from local traffic court to filing petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court. Now retired and living in Brandon, Florida, he reads American history, engages in weight training, and practices martial arts.
1968 DAY BY DAY
Book
This book is ideal for history buffs, students, researchers, and general readers who want an unfiltered look at modern history. Expect a detailed, day-by-day account covering military strategy, civil rights, political campaigns, and cultural shifts. Reading about 1968 matters because its events shaped the modern world and continue to influence our political and social landscape today.
Reader Reviews
Testimonials
Here’s what readers have to say about 1968: Day by Day by Ronald J. Klein.
Honestly, reading this felt like stumbling across a time capsule. The day-to-day events as they happened. You don’t realize how chaotic 1968 actually was until you see it laid out like a personal calendar.
Jacob Miller
I picked this up for a history class project and ended up reading through the whole thing. It skips all the heavy analysis and just gives you the facts straight from the headlines. It’s super-fast-paced and surprisingly addictive.
Aliyah Vance
As someone who loves history, this format is brilliant. Seeing Vietnam news right alongside space achievements, protests, and everyday pop culture gives you a real feel for what it was like to live through that year.