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By Penn Little | Penn is a freelance writer and entrepreneur who contributes for Forbes and SeekingAlpha.com. He lives in Chicago, IL, and may be reached at pennlittle@me.com.

Earthrise Photo taken by Astronaut Bill Anders on December 24, 1968. Source: NASA

Fifty years ago, America was divided and in an uproar, just as we presently see in 2018. I cannot say I remember, nor was I alive in 1968, but my love for history books enables me to ascertain many parallels. A History Channel web-based overview of the year lists the following highlights:

1. Prague Spring

2. The Tet Offensive

3. North Korea

4. LBJ Bedeviled by Vietnam

5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated

6. Students Protest All Over the World

7. Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated

8. Chicago Democratic National Convention

9. Olympic Protests

10. Nixon Wins the White House

11. Apollo 8 Orbits the Moon