Page 17: Historical Events In 1968

Nov 11   On this day in history maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic   

Nov 12   KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

Nov 14   On this day in history "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning   

Nov 16   In the year 1968 greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74   

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

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

Nov 18   On this day in history walter Wanger, US producer (Cleopatria), dies at 74   

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

Nov 19   In the year 1968 mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees   

Nov 20   On this day in history cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50   

Nov 21   Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt in the year 1968.   

Nov 21   Supremes &Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1968 supremes andTemptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"   

Nov 21   On this day in history yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage   

Nov 22   In the year 1968 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   On this day in history marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93   

Nov 26   Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 in the year 1968.   

Nov 27   Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1968.   

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   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 in the year 1968.   

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   In the year 1968 hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66   

Dec 01   On this day in history pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting   

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

Dec 05   Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 05   On this day in history 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   Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

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

Dec 09   Doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1968 birth of kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star   

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   Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies   

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

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

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

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

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