Historical Events In 1968
Apr 09 New socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect
Apr 09 Martin Luther King Jr, buried
Apr 05 Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens
Apr 19 Dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932
Apr 08 The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".
Apr 07 Jim Clark of Scotland, former world driving champ, dies in race car
Apr 04 Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
Apr 26 Students seize administration building at Ohio State
Apr 02 Chad creates Union of Central African States
Apr 05 US marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled
Apr 18 SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished
Apr 04 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances
Apr 06 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution
Apr 02 Beatles form Python Music Ltd
Apr 20 Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM
Apr 04 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Apr 03 N Vietnam agrees to meet US reps to set up preliminary peace talks
Apr 06 USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam
Apr 21 Toby Halicki car-crash film producer 48, killed shooting stunt
Apr 19 The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon
Apr 17 P Wild discovers asteroids #1773 Rumpelstilz, #1830 Pogson,
Apr 14 Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card
Apr 11 Pres Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act
Apr 04 Rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis
Apr 23 United Methodist Church forms
Apr 28 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old
Apr 03 North Vietnam agrees to meet US representatives to set up preliminary peace talks
Apr 09 Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference
Apr 06 HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas
Apr 28 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya
Apr 27 Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title
Apr 24 Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC
Nov 08 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John
Nov 11 Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic
Nov 28 John Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession
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