Historical Events In 1968

Jan 01   ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM) on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain in the year 1968.   

Jan 01   On this day in history netherlands gets color TV   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 christian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplant   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 the birth of Cuba Gooding Jr, American actor   

Jan 02   The worlds first heart transplant is carried out in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   On this day in history duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1968 leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million   

Jan 05   In the year 1968 dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law   

Jan 05   Dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 in the year 1968.   

Jan 06   On this day in history beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks   

Jan 06   Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 8 weeks on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history dr N E Shumway performs the first US adult cardiac transplant operation   

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

Jan 06   Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon on this day in history.   

Jan 07   "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1968 cN suspends Turbo train service to Toronto after a month of operations because of technical problems related to cold weather   

Jan 07   Surveyor 7 lands on the Moon in the year 1968.   

Jan 07   On this day in history u.S. postage rates increase today; it now costs six cents to send an ounce of first class mail.   

Jan 08   Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special on US network TV on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide in the year 1968.   

Jan 09   Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon in the year 1968.   

Jan 09   The U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface in the year 1968.   

Jan 10   On this day in history basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73   

Jan 10   US Surveyor 7 lands near lunar crater Tycho on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)   

Jan 12   In the year 1968 beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd   

Jan 12   In the year 1968 nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV   

Jan 13   On this day in history "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 293 performances   

Jan 13   In the year 1968 beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam   

Jan 13   Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)   

Jan 02   Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1968 birth of anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion   

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

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 in the year 1968.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of shannon Sturges, actress (Savannah)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 02   Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies in the year 1968.   

Jan 04   Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 in the year 1968.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history kurt Baschwitz, Germ/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Heksen), dies at 81   

Jan 07   Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1968 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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)