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   On this day in history 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   Wilhelm Lehmann, writer, dies at 86 in the year 1968.   

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

Nov 19   Army coup seizes power in Mali on this day in history.   

Nov 19   On this day in history mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees   

Nov 20   In the year 1968 cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50   

Nov 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1968 supremes andTemptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"   

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

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

Nov 24   On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational   

Nov 25   Marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1968.   

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

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   John Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession on this day in history.   

Nov 29   John and Yoko release their first album "Two Virgins" in UK on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1968.   

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 in the year 1968.   

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

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

Dec 05   Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP in the year 1968.   

Dec 07   M Dodd returns a library books his Great grandfather took out in 1923 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit in the year 1968.   

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

Dec 09   Doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford in the year 1968.   

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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   In the year 1968 birth of evan Parke, Jamaican actor   

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

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

Jan 03   Shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1968.   

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

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