Democrats delay fight on Vietnam Plank 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1968)


Video: '1968 Democratic Convention' (Aug. 27-28, 1968, at 27:15)

(Wednesday, August 28, 1968, 1:17 a.m. CDT; during the 1968 Democratic National Convention) — The Democratic National Convention broke up in anger and confusion early this morning, just a few minutes after the start of the long-awaited debate on the Vietnam plank of the 1968 platform.