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IMAX Created
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1968
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Canadas Divorce Act Put Into Action
Date unknown. Before this no divorce laws were present. -
Earthquake in Sicily, Italy
An earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. -
Vietnam War – Battle of Khe Sanh
One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. -
Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins
The Tet Offensive begins, as Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam. -
Winter Olympics
Held in Grenoble, France. -
Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre.
A massacre conducted by the South Korean Marines on unarmed citizens in Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat village. -
Daniel Craig is born.
British movie star, also known as, James Bond -
Celene Dion is Born
Canadian popstar is born. -
Martin Luther King Jr is assasinated
The day he gave his "I've been to the mountain top speech he was assasinated on his balcony. Riots broke out for several days after. -
Pierre Trudeau Becomes Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau, the head of the Liberals becomes Prime MInister. -
Europes First Heart Transplant
Surgeons at the Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, perform Europe's first heart transplant, on Clovis Roblain. -
Super storm causes damage, and death in USA
Charles City, Iowa, Oelwein, Iowa, and Jonesboro, Arkansas. Are affected by tornadoes. -
Alberta Flag Created
The alberta flag was authorized and made official. -
Separatists Riot In Montreal
Quebeckers for separating from Canada riot in Montreal -
Creation of Medicare System
The Medicare System is created, nothing like this has been in place before. Is a revolutionary change. -
Hawaii 5-0 Debuts On CBS
Longest running crime show until overtaken by Law and Order in 2003. -
Jean-Jacques Bertrand becomes premier of Quebec
Replacing the dead Daniel Johnson -
Tlatelolco massacre
A student demonstration ends in bloodbath at La Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, Mexico. -
Apollo 7
First manned mission in the United States Apollo space program, and the first manned US space flight after a cabin fire killed the crew of what was to have been the first manned mission -
Harry Strom becomes premier of Alberta
Replacing Ernest Manning -
Apollo 8
U.S. spacecraft Apollo 8 enters orbit around the Moon. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William A. Anders become the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and planet Earth as a whole.
