Video: 'World in Action The Demonstration 1968' (violence begins at 15:06)

(Sunday, March 17, 1968, 5:20 p.m. BST; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — A peaceful march against the Vietnam War by some 10,000 people in London turned violent today as demonstrators reached Grosvenor Square near the U.S. Embassy; more than 200 people were arrested and over 80 were reported injured.

Protests against the Vietnam War were also held today in Nuremberg, Stockholm and Paris.

Video: 'Mick Farren - The Battle of Grosvenor Square London 1968' (violence begins at 3:42)

Video: 'Vietnam Demonstrations (1968)'

Video: 'Police disperse mob from Grosvenor Square as the crowd demonstrate at US Embassy ...HD Stock Footage'