The dark aftermath of 1968's murder, revolution and protest is nearly forgotten - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The dark aftermath of 1968's murder, revolution and protest is nearly forgotten - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

It's hard to pinpoint precisely the moment when the switch was flicked and 1967's Summer of Love turned into the year of murder, revolution and protest that was 1968.

January 31, and the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet), in 1968 must be close.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono say end the war
Photo: The Beatles came under enormous pressure to declare their allegiance to the anti-establishment cause. (Flickr)

That was the time chosen by North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces to begin co-ordinated attacks on the city of Hue, its fortified citadel and multiple America bases across the already war ravaged country.