Page 17: Historical Events In 1968

Nov 11   In the year 1968 maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic   

Nov 12   In the year 1968 kSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 13   Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning   

Nov 16   Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74 in the year 1968.   

Nov 17   In the year 1968 "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 305 performances   

Nov 17   On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86   

Nov 18   In the year 1968 walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74   

Nov 19   On this day in history army coup seizes power in Mali   

Nov 19   Mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees in the year 1968.   

Nov 20   Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1968 cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt   

Nov 21   On this day in history supremes &Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"   

Nov 21   Supremes andTemptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" in the year 1968.   

Nov 21   Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history beatles release "The Beatles," (White Album)in UK, their only double album   

Nov 24   In the year 1968 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational   

Nov 25   In the year 1968 marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93   

Nov 26   On this day in history arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81   

Nov 27   On this day in history gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85   

Nov 28   On this day in history enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70   

Nov 28   On this day in history john Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession   

Nov 29   On this day in history john and Yoko release their first album "Two Virgins" in UK   

Nov 29   In the year 1968 the Viet Cong High Command orders an all-out attempt to smash the Phoenix program. Hanoi Radio broadcasted a National Liberation Front directive calling for a new offensive to "utterly destroy" Allied forces   

Nov 30   In the year 1968 diana Ross and The Supremes hit the #1 spot on the music charts with Love Child. The somewhat controversial tune (for the times) stayed at the top for two weeks   

Dec 01   On this day in history hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

Dec 01   Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor in the year 1968.   

Dec 05   In the year 1968 fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54   

Dec 05   In the year 1968 rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP   

Dec 07   On this day in history m Dodd returns a library books his Great grandfather took out in 1923   

Dec 07   In the year 1968 orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit   

Dec 07   Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandfather took out in 1823 in the year 1968.   

Dec 09   On this day in history doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford   

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Jan 02   Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)   

Jan 02   Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Evan Parke, Jamaican actor was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 03   Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1968 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   In the year 1968 sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1968 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)