Poor People’s March on Washington
The Poor People’s Campaign, or Poor People’s March on Washington, was a 1968 effort to gain economic justice for poor…
HAIR, the musical
After an off-Broadway debut on October 17, 1967, at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater, and a run at the Cheetah nightclub from…
First successful bone marrow transplant
The first successful bone marrow transplant for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) was performed in 1968…
Big Mac first introduced in the Pittsburgh area
Jim Delligatti, an early McDonald’s franchise owner, invented the Big Mac in 1967. The Big Mac…
Shirley Chisholm – 1st black woman elected to the U.S. Congress
Shirley Anita Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who,…
O. J. Simpson Heisman Trophy winner
Simpson became USC’s second Heisman Trophy winner as a 1968 senior, rushing for 1,709 yards on…
Kansas City Riots – Six Blacks Killed
Kansas City experienced deadly riots that put the national spotlight on our city. They left…
The Civil Rights Act of 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited the following forms of: Types of allowed discrimination…
Apollo 7 is launched from Florida for an eleven day journey
October 11, Apollo 7 is launched from Florida for an eleven day journey which will orbit the…
Amazing Water landing
Japan Air Lines Flight 2 was a scheduled passenger flight on November 22, 1968. The plane was…
Airlines Flight Fatalities
Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 was a regularly scheduled flight that crashed while attempting to land at Bradford…
1968 World’s Fair (or International Exposition) held in San Antonio, Texas
HemisFair ’68 was the official 1968 World’s Fair (or International Exposition) held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6…
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
On February 12, 1968, over 1,100 sanitation workers went on strike for better wages, working…
La La Means I Love You
La La Means I Love You is the debut studio album by American vocal group the Delfonics….
Super Bowl II
The second AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super Bowl II) was an American football game played on January 14,…
Motor Trend Car of the Year
General Motors redesigned its A-body line for 1968, with more curvaceous, semi-fastback styling, which was a revival…
Yellow Submarine
The music-loving inhabitants of Pepperland are under siege by the Blue Meanies, a nasty group…
Planet of the Apes – Original
Complex sociological themes run through this science-fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a futuristic…
Chicago police beat marchers unconscious at Democratic Convention
August 28, By most accounts, on Wednesday evening Chicago police take action against crowds of…
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero,…
Jacqueline Kennedy is married to Aristotle Onassis
October 20, Jacqueline Kennedy is married to Aristotle Onassis, a Greek shipping magnate on the…
Calvin Klein, Inc.
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that later…
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware. Intel is one…
Summer Olympic Games, Mexico City – Tommie Smith and John Carlos
October 12, The Summer Olympic Games open in Mexico City. The games have been boycotted…
Tlatelolco Square, Mexico City – Hundreds Killed
October 2, Police and military troops in Mexico City react violently to a student –…
National Organization of Women (NOW) – freedom ashcan
September 7, Women’s Liberation groups, joined by members of New York NOW, target the Miss America…
Hubert Humphrey kicks off his presidential campaign
September 1, Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey kicks off his presidential campaign at New York City’s…
The Thomas Crown Affair
Bored millionaire Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) concocts and executes a brilliant scheme to rob a…
The Odd Couple
When fussy Felix (Jack Lemmon) becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer…
Mayor Richard Daley opens the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
August 26, Mayor Richard Daley opens the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. While the convention…
Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia
August 20, The Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia with over 200,000 Warsaw pact troops, putting an…
Richard Milhouse Nixon t- Spiro Agnew of Maryland as his running mate
August 8, At their Party convention in Miami Beach the Republicans nominate Richard Milhouse Nixon to be…
Alice’s Restaurant
July 24, At the Newport (Rhode Island) Folk Festival singer Arlo Guthrie performs his 20…
Muhammad Ali’s Iconic ‘Esquire’ Cover
Muhammad Ali was suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Stripped of his heavyweight title…
Abbie Hoffman’s “The Yippies are Going to Chicago
July 7, Abbie Hoffman’s “The Yippies are Going to Chicago” is published in The Realist. The yippie…
Tallulah Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968)
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an…
Czechoslovakia Ludvik Vaculik releases his manifesto “Two Thousand Words
June 27, As the “Prague Spring” continues in Czechoslovakia Ludvik Vaculik releases his manifesto “Two Thousand Words”. This…
Robert Kennedy’s funeral is held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York
June 8, Robert Kennedy’s funeral is held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Senator…
Robert Kennedy shot by Sirhan Sirhan [pro Palestinian]
June 4/5, On the night of the California Primary Robert Kennedy addresses a large crowd…
Andy Warhol is shot in his New York City
June 3, Andy Warhol is shot in his New York City loft by Valerie Solanis,…
Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 4, Martin Luther King Jr. spends the day at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis working and…
Address to the Nation Announcing Steps To Limit the War in Vietnam
March 31, President Lyndon Johnson delivers his Address to the Nation Announcing Steps To Limit the…
Martin Luther King Jr. leads a march in Memphis
March 28, Martin Luther King Jr. leads a march in Memphis which turns violent. After…
Antonin Novotny resigns the Czech presidency
March 22, In Czechoslovakia Antonin Novotny resigns the Czech presidency setting off alarm bells in…
My Lai killing more than 500 Vietnamese civilians
March 16, Although it will not become public knowledge for more than a year, US…
Senator Robert Kennedy enters 1968 Presidential race
March 16, Senator Robert Kennedy, former Attorney General and brother of former president John F….
Eugene McCarthy campaign – 2,000 full-time student volunteers
March 12, The New Hampshire primary election brings shocking results. The Eugene McCarthy campaign, benefitting…
Walter Cronkite reports on his recent trip to Vietnam to view the aftermath of the Tet Offensive
February 27, Walter Cronkite reports on his recent trip to Vietnam to view the aftermath…
Embattled city of Ben Tre in South Vietnam.
February 7, International reporters arrive at the embattled city of Ben Tre in South Vietnam….
“I was a drum major for peace… for righteousness.”
February 4, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a sermon at his Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta which…
Executing a Viet Cong prisoner
February 1, During police actions following the first day of the Tet Offensive General Nguyen Ngoc…
1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon
The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon, the 36th vice president of the United States, began when Nixon, the Republican…
Pueblo Incident, capture of the USS “Pueblo,” a Navy intelligence ship
January 23, Pueblo Incident, capture of the USS “Pueblo,” a Navy intelligence ship, and its 83 crewmen…
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic….
Violations of the Military Draft Laws
Dr. Benjamin Spock; William Sloan Coffin the chaplain of Yale University; novelist Mitchell Goodman; Michael…
Birth of Lisa Marie Presley (February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023)
Lisa Marie Presley (February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter. She was…
Helen Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968)
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist…
Intro of the bean bag chair, beanbag chair
The Sacco chair, also known as a bean bag chair, beanbag chair, or simply a beanbag (“Sacco” is Italian for “bag,…
Intro of Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18,…
Ziploc
Ziploc is an American brand of reusable, re-sealable sliding channel storage bags and containers originally developed and test marketed by The…
Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s daughter, Rory is born.
December 12, Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s daughter, Rory, their eleventh child is born.
Nixon beats Humphrey and Wallace
November 5, Election Day. The results of the popular vote are 31,770,000 for Nixon, 43.4…
Yuri Gagarin – died in MiG-15 jet fighter crash
On March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, died together with…
George Wallace – nuclear weapons
October 3, George Wallace, who has been running an independent campaign for the presidency which…
Pringles
Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based chips invented by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1968 and…
Apollo 8 begins the first US mission to orbit the Moon
December 21, The launch of Apollo 8 begins the first US mission to orbit the Moon. On December…
