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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars -
John Reynolds
John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years -
Roger Sessions
Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, premieres -
Senator John F Kennedy
Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for the US Presidency -
European Free Trade Association
European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm -
Continental League
Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from NY Senator Kenneth Keating -
Lamar Clark
Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts -
Sobers & Worrell
Sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt v England -
Syracuse National Dolph Schayes
Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points -
US Army promoted Elvis
US Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant -
Joint defense treaty
US & Japan sign joint defense treaty -
Eisenhower & Premier Kishi
Eisenhower & Premier Kishi sign US-Japanese Security pact -
Little Joe 4
Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km -
1st photo
1st photograph bounced off Moon, Washington DC -
Dallas Cowboys & Minnesota Vikings
NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises -
Civil rights Sit-in
4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth -
Qumran
Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea -
AFL & NFL
AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact -
France performs 1st nuclear test
France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria -
Marshal Ayub Khan
Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan -
US nuclear submarine
US nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip -
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll guitarist, plays his first gig. -
US beats Germany
US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1 -
Oil pipe line
Oil pipe line from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens -
JFK makes "missile gap"
JFK makes "missile gap" the presidential campaign issue -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army -
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis originates when Alister Hardy publicly announces his idea that ape-human divergence may have been due to a coastal phase. -
USSR
USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing -
Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth & Venus -
NFL
NFL's Chicago Cardinals moves to St Louis -
National Observatory
National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA -
WSLA
WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting -
NCAA
22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 -
Sharpeville Massacre
Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa & outlaws ANC -
Lasers
1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes -
Halibut
1st guided missile launched from nuclear powered sub (Halibut) -
Explorer 8
Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit -
Tambroni
Italian government Tambroni forms -
NCAA swimming title
USC captures NCAA swimming title -
Census
Census determines the resident population of the United States to be 179,245,000 -
2nd French atom bomb
2nd French atom bomb explodes (Sahara) -
1st weather satellite
1st weather satellite launched (TIROS 1) -
Senegal
Senegal declares independence from France -
President Eisenhower
US President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960 -
Neth & Germany
Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties -
US Senate
US Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against discriminatory voting practices -
Civil Rights Bill
Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill -
4th nuclear nation
France becomes 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara -
Transit 1B
Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit -
Baseball uniforms
Baseball uniforms begin displaying players' names on their backs -
earthquake strikes South Persia,
Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed -
1st submerged circumnavigation
1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton) -
electric-drive submarine
1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee) -
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan,New York, US Supreme Court Judge -
1st country
US is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally -
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia -
USS Triton
US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe -
Theodore Maiman
Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. -
1st atomic reactor
1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park CA -
Hilo, Hawaii
Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severely damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM -
Typhoon Mary
Typhoon Mary in China killed at least 1,600 -
Angel Cordero
Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races -
Psycho
"Psycho," opens in NY -
Sugar imports
US stops sugar import from Cuba -
US RB-47
USSR shoots down US RB-47 reconnaissance plane -
50-star flag
America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled -
USSR shoots down US aircraft
USSR shoots down a US aircraft over Barents sea -
Democratic convention
US Democratic convention nominates JFK as presidential candidate -
"The Twist"
Chubby Checker releases "The Twist" -
First successful recovery of film from an orbiting satellite
First successful recovery of film from an orbiting satellite -
First Animals and plants returned alive from space
First Animals and plants returned alive from space -
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Summer Olympics
Games of the XVII Olympiad.
Took place in Rome, Italy. -
Partial blockade
East Germany imposes a partial blockade on West Berlin -
Hurricane Donna
Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in Caribbean & US -
Olympic light heavyweight gold medalist
Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal -
Presidential Debate
First televised presidential debate -
2nd debate
2nd JFK & Richard Nixon debate -
Bobby Richarson
Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer -
MLK Jr arrested
Martin Luther King Jr arrested in Atlanta sit-in -
"Amos 'n' Andy"
"Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio -
Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested and deported
Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson. -
Stadium Changes
Briggs Stadium is renamed Tigers Stadium -
AFL championship
Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game -
Election
Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education & Labor -
We are done
US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba -
PBS
KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting -
Treason?!
After a 4½ year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge -
NASA
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 169,600' (51,690 m) -
Grammy awards
3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4 -
Shuttle flights
1st shuttle flights between Washington DC, Boston & NYC begin -
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) -
Painting mistake
NY Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down It wasn't corrected until December 3rd -
Hydrogen Bomb Testing
Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb -
MLKJ
Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany Ga -
Golden
Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record -
Man Of The Year
John F Kennedy is named Time Magazine's Man of the Year -
United States Navy SEALs established.
United States Navy SEALs established. -
New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board.
New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board. -
AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27
AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27 -
Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Hall Wheelock
Jan 7th - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Hall Wheelock -
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site -
NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks
NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks -
Suit accuses NYC Board of Education uses "racial quotas"
Suit accuses NYC Board of Education uses "racial quotas" -
US begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas
US begins spraying foliage in Vietnam to reveal Viet Cong guerrillas -
The Organization of American States suspends Cuba's membership.
The Organization of American States suspends Cuba's membership. -
Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame≈ -
Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles -
US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km)
US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km) -
st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games)
1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games) -
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR -
President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs
President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs -
uit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools, filed
Suit to bar Englewood NJ from "racial segregated" schools, filed -
The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports
The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports -
USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel
USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel -
1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV
1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV -
Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"
Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"
Feb 18th - France & Algerian Muslims negotiate truce to end 7 year war
Feb 20th - John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth
Feb 26th - US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation
Mar 2nd - JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing -
France & Algerian Muslims negotiate truce to end 7 year war
France & Algerian Muslims negotiate truce to end 7 year war -
John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth
John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth -
US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation
US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation -
JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing
JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing -
Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio
Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio -
Launch of OSO 1, 1st astronomy satellite
Launch of OSO 1, 1st astronomy satellite -
24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59
24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59 -
26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280
26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280 -
34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story", Sophia Loren & Maximillian Schell win
34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story", Sophia Loren & Maximillian Schell win -
Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News -
Ranger 4, 1st US satellite to reach Moon
Ranger 4, 1st US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral -
MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time:
MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: CA to MA -
Ranger 4 crash lands on Moon
Ranger 4 crash lands on (backside of) Moon -
JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)
JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA) -
US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean -
Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time
Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time -
Isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"
Isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout" -
Barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show"
Barbra Streisand appears on "Garry Moore Show" -
Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC
Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC -
upreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional
Supreme Court rules NY school prayer unconstitutional -
African Americans begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
Jun 26th - African Americans begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill -
Martin Luther King Jr arrested during demonstration in Georgia
Jul 10th - Martin Luther King Jr arrested during demonstration in Georgia -
Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days
Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days -
First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)
Jul 11th - 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I) -
First time 2 manned crafts in space (USSR)
First time 2 manned crafts in space (USSR) -
Rolling Stones 1st performance
Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London) -
House passes bill requiring equal pay
House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex -
Nelson Mandela arrested
Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement & illegally leaving South Africa -
Marilyn Monroe dies of overdose of sleeping pills
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Failed assassination
Failed assassination of president De Gaulle -
UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion
UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion -
Channel Television launches
hannel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Islands. -
Black church destroyed
Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia -
Wally Schirra in Sigma 7
Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into Earth orbit -
Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court
Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court -
Cuban missile crisis
Cuban missile crisis began as JFK becomes aware of missiles in Cuba -
US performs atmospheric nuclear test
US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island -
Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize
American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature -
Cuban missile crisis ends
Cuban missile crisis ends after JFK and Khrushchev make a public and secret agreement -
WNYC TV channel 31 begins broadcasting
WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting -
Cuba starts returning US prisoners
Cuba starts returning US prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion -
Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants 16-7
Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game -
The French Chef
Julia Child's show, "The French Chef," premieres. -
Rocking the Charts
Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me" -
Pop Art
1st "Pop Art" exhibition (NYC) -
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “To Kill a Mockingbird” -
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn was nominated to win Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in “Long Day’s Journey into Night” -
Beatles meet Rolling Stones
Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time -
LA Dodgers
LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats NY Giants, 8-0 -
Pop Go The Beatles
1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio -
American Heart Association
American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes -
First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space -
USSR hotline
The United States agrees to set up a hotline with the USSR, thus making direct communication possible. -
NATO
France announces that it is withdrawing its navy from the North Atlantic fleet of NATO. -
Chicago All-Star
30th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 (65,000) -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech -
JFK proposal
JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the moon -
Freedom March
Freedom March in New Orleans -
JFK Assassination
JFK assassination -
Satellite navigation system
First satellite navigation system -
1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health
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Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart
Beatles 1st appear on Billboard Chart with their song I want to hold your hand at number 35. -
24th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections -
Boycott
Black & Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools for civil rights movement -
Sonic Booms
FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City -
1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show"
The 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" with 73.7 million viewers. -
Egypt ends state of siege
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens
Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens, the worlds longest bridge. -
USSR performs nuclear Test
USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk. -
1st nuclear-powered lighthouse
1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations at Cheapsake Bay. -
16th Emmy Awards
16th Emmy Awards. Some of the winners are the Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore. -
Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked
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Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
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Civil Rights Act passed
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes with a vote of.73-27 -
Beckwith, Medgar Evers killer, arrested
Beckwith arrested for murder of Medgar Evers, found guilty 30 years later -
Race Riot
A Race riot in Rochester, New Yorkbreaks out.4 people are killed. -
Beatles number 1 hit
Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 14 weeks. -
Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon
Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures -
North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin
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USSR launch 3 Kosmos satellites
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President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act
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US weather satellite Nimbus 1 launched
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Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released
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NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1)
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Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House
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"Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater NYC
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1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio
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1964 Summer Olympics
Games of the XVIII Olympiad.
Held in Tokyo, Japan. -
1st time 3 people in space
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Martin Luther King Jr wins Nobel Peace Prize
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18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan
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US launches Mariner 3 toward Mars
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational
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For 1st time since 1800, residents of Wash DC permitted to vote
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Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
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Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California in Berkeley
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Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game
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Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN
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1965
Jan 2 Martin Luther King Jr. begins a drive to register black voters in the U.S. South.
Feb 8 President Johnson orders more bombing in North Vietnam.
Feb 15 Canada acquires a new flag.
Mar 12 President Johnson instructs his aides to draft a voting rights bill.
May 12 West Germany and Israel establish diplomatic relations.
May 13 Several Arab nations break diplomatic ties with West Germany.
Jun 22 Japan and South Korea renew ties with a Treaty of Basic Relations, signed in Tokyo.
Jul 30 Pr -
transit worker strike
12 day transit worker strike shuts down NYC subway -
MLK Jr opens campaign
Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago -
Luna 9
USSR launches Luna 9 towards Moon -
Venera 3
Venera 3 becomes 1st man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus) -
Luna 10
Luna 10 orbits Moon -
Beatles record "Rain"
Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes -
Cleve Indian Sonny Siebert
Cleve Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Wash Senator, 2-0 -
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin's 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF) -
Mamas & Papas
Mamas & Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday" -
color television
The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto. -
Orbiter 1
US launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon -
MLK Jr stoned in Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march -
Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London
Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title -
1st lunar orbiter
1st lunar orbiter launched by US -
Gemini 12
NASA launches spaceship Gemini 12. -
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS -
USSR nuclear test
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR -
"I'm a Believer" Monkee's
Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks -
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"I'm a Believer" hits #1
Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks -
Milton Berie Show
"Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV -
Newlywed Game
"Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV -
25th Amendment
25th Amendment (US Presidential Disability & Succession) ratified -
Happy Together
The Turtle's "Happy Together" goes #1 -
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” -
Fred Zinneman
Fred Zinnemann won the Best Picture Oscar for “A Man for All Seasons -
Speech in Seattle
Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), coins the phrase "black power" in a speech in Seattle -
Miss USA
Miss USA Pageant -
19th Emmy Awards
19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts & Lucille Ball win -
Loving v. Virginia
In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional -
3 Day Summit
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for a three-day summit. -
Pageant
Miss Universe Pageant -
34th All-Star Game
34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934) -
Twins and Red Sox
Minn Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings -
Remote-controlled Spacecraft
First docking of two remote-controlled spacecraft -
McNamara is World Bank President
Robert McNamara announces that he will resign as U.S. Secretary of Defense to become President of the World Bank. -
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1968 Summer Olympics
Games of the XIX Olympiad.
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Aye yi yi
Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee -
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So important
Time Magazine's People of the Year- Middle Americans -
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WHOA, how much?!
Cost of a Super Bowl ad in 1968: $55,000 -
EMERGENCY
Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency -
Managment is serious
Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators -
borders fight
Chinese-Russian borders fight (approx 70 die) -
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Protesting
African-American students hold protests at universities -
Probes!!
Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus -
WE Are On the Mon
1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. from Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT) -
Quote
"That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong, -
No MC no
Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming "Ned Kelly" -
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Number 1
Number one song : "Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley -
Police Raid
Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther party, is shot and killed by police during a raid -
Miss USA
Miss USA Wendy Dascomb (Virginia) -
Comics
Robert Crumb's Fritz The Cat was the comic strip that all the tuned-in folks read