1968 - Pages of Time
World News
Vietnam Reds Launch
Tet Offensive |
North Korea Captures
U.S. Surveillance Ship,
"The Pueblo" |
Soviet Tanks Invade
Prague,
Czechoslovakia |
Summer Olympics Held in
Mexico City |
Jackie Kennedy
Marries Aristotle
Onassis |
The 1st Direct
Commercial Flights
Begin Between New York
and Moscow |
National News
Martin Luther King
Killed by Assassin in Memphis |
Benjamin Spock Indicted for Anti-Draft Advice |
Bobby Kennedy
Killed in Los Angeles |
First U.S. Astronauts
Orbit Moon |
Nixon Wins
Presidency in Close
Election |
Postage is raised to 6 Cents |
Sports News
NCAA Basketball
Champs: UCLA |
Heisman Trophy
Winner: O.J. Simpson |
NBA Basketball Champs:
Boston Celtics |
U.S. Open Golf Winner:
Lee Trevino |
Stanley Cup Hockey:
Montreal Canadians |
Superbowl Football:
Green Bay Packers |
World Series:
Detroit Tigers |
Indianapolis 500
Bobby Unser |
At The Movies
Music from 1968
| Academy Award Winners |
Best Actor:
Cliff Robertson - Charly |
Best Actress (Tie)
Katharine Hepburn -
The Lion in Winter
Barbara Streisand -
Funny Girl |
| Music From 1968 |
Light My Fire
The Dock of the Bay
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Little Green Apples
Mrs. Robinson |
1968 - Your Year in Review
|
1968 Prices
Average Income
New Car
New House
Loaf of Bread
Gallon of Gas
Gallon of Milk
Silver per Ounce
Gold per Ounce
Dow Jones Average
|
$ 7,844.00
$ 2,822.00
$14,975.00
$ .22
$ .34
$ 1.21
$ 2.14
$ 39.26
825.13 to 985.21
|
|
President - Lyndon Johnson
Vice President - Hubert Humphrey |
| Minimum Wage: $1.60 |
| Life Expectancy - 70.2 Years |
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