THE LAST WORD
I don’t remember it well
Bryan Hubbard
The WHO is planning to shape the global response to the next pandemic
There’s a saying that if you remember the1960s, you weren’t there. If that’s you, or if you’re suffering from long-term drug-fueled amnesia, try googling “What happened in 1968?” and you’ll discover that it was a busy, news-packed year.
Two good men—Dr Martin Luther King Jr and presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy—were assassinated, North Vietnam launched the Tet offensive, the Beatles recorded the White Album, the first jumbo jet took off, two black athletes staged a silent protest at the Mexico Olympics against racial discrimination in the US and Apollo 8 orbited the moon.