Historical Events In 1968

Oct 26 Soyuz 3 launched

Oct 14 Gruener and Watson (US) set scuba depth record (133 m) in Bahamas

Oct 22 Apollo 7 returns to Earth

Oct 25 Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby

Oct 12 Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame

Oct 19 Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars

Oct 18 Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas

Oct 23 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)

Oct 11 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours

Oct 14 In Western Australia a 6.8 earthquake earthquake wrecked the town of Meckering and ruptured all major roads and railways nearby

Oct 14 J.R. Hines of US runs 100 m in world record 9.95 sec

Oct 01 "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh

Oct 25 Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler

Oct 10 Lee Evans of the US sets 400 meter record at 43.86

Oct 24 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on œ50 bail

Jul 14 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick

Jul 05 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce

Jul 09 John Indrisano actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 62

Jul 23 Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed

Jul 27 Race Riot in Gary Indiana

Jul 01 John Lennon's first full art exhibition (You are Here)

Jul 20 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes the first heavy metal song to hit the charts, it comes in at #117

Jul 20 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV

Jul 23 Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt

Jul 30 Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away

Jul 01 US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Jul 17 Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premiers in London

Jul 29 Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption

Jul 07 Rock group "The Yardbirds" disband

Jul 17 Revolt in Iraq

Jul 14 Westbrook Van Voorhis announcer (March of Time), dies at 64

Jul 15 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV

Jul 18 C Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart

Jul 31 Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free

Jul 18 Intel incorporates

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