Historical Events In 1968

Jan 01   ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM) on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain on this day in history.   

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   The birth of Cuba Gooding Jr, American actor in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas   

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 in the year 1968.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

Jan 06   Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 07   CN suspends Turbo train service to Toronto after a month of operations because of technical problems related to cold weather on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Surveyor 7 lands on the Moon in the year 1968.   

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   Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV in the year 1968.   

Jan 09   On this day in history kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 09   Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1968 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   US Surveyor 7 lands near lunar crater Tycho in the year 1968.   

Jan 11   On this day in history explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)   

Jan 12   In the year 1968 beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd   

Jan 12   Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam   

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

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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   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 03   Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Ottawa) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   In the year 1968 kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1968 death of isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)