Historical Events In 1968

Jan 01   In the year 1968 aBC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM)   

Jan 01   Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain in the year 1968.   

Jan 01   Netherlands gets color TV on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Christian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplant on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 the birth of Cuba Gooding Jr, American actor   

Jan 02   The worlds first heart transplant is carried out in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

Jan 06   In the year 1968 beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks   

Jan 06   Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 8 weeks in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   In the year 1968 dr N E Shumway performs the first US adult cardiac transplant operation   

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon on this day in history.   

Jan 07   "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1968 cN suspends Turbo train service to Toronto after a month of operations because of technical problems related to cold weather   

Jan 07   On this day in history surveyor 7 lands on the Moon   

Jan 07   U.S. postage rates increase today; it now costs six cents to send an ounce of first class mail in the year 1968.   

Jan 08   On this day in history jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV   

Jan 09   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1968 surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon   

Jan 09   On this day in history the U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface.   

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 in the year 1968.   

Jan 10   US Surveyor 7 lands near lunar crater Tycho on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km) in the year 1968.   

Jan 12   Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1968 nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV   

Jan 13   "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 293 performances in the year 1968.   

Jan 13   In the year 1968 beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam   

Jan 13   On this day in history bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later   

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion   

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)   

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1968 joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died in the year 1968.   

Jan 09   In the year 1968 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   On this day in history basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)