In Photos: Things That Happened 50 Years Ago

A half-century ago, much of the world appeared to be in a state of crisis. Protests erupted in France, Czechoslovakia. Germany, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, and many other places. From U.S. National Guard troops that block off Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee to one of the last pictures to be taken of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., these photos will impress you.

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