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British Prime Minister Harold Wilson endorses the 'I'm Backing Britain' campaign for working an additional half hour each day without pay.

Jan 8, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Backing_Britain

Prime minister John Gorton

Jan 10, 1968

Prime Minister of Australia John Gorton

The Battle of Khe Sanh.

Feb 5, 1968

The Battle of Khe Sanh of the Vietnam War began.

1968 Winter Olympics

Feb 6, 1968

1968 Winter Olympics France

Martin Luther King Jr. Assasinated

Apr 4, 1968

http://history1900s.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkassass.htmMartin Luther King Jr, was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Beatles announce the creation of Apple Records

May 14, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_RecordsThe Beatles announce the creation of Apple Records in a New York press conference.

Manchester United Wine European Cup

May 29, 1968

Manchester United wins the European Cup Final, becoming the first English team to do so.

Robert Kennedy was assassinated.

Jun 5, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Robert_F._KennedyRobert Kennedy was assassinated shortly after midnight in Los Angeles, California.

July 29 – Arenal Volcano erupts in Costa Rica for the first time in centuries.

Jul 29, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenal_Volcano

Two charter buses push into the Hida River on National Highway Route 41 in Japan, in an accident caused by heavy rain; 104 are killed.

Aug 18, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hida_River

Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", occurs in Tokyo.

Sep 1, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_million_yen_robbery

Vietnam War: The First Battle of Saigon end

Sep 1, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Saigon

Swaziland becomes independent.

Sep 6, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaziland

60 minute debut

Sep 24, 1968

60 minute airs first time on tv.

In Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado takes power in a revolution.

Oct 3, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Velasco_Alvarado

Luis A. Ferre is elected Governor of Puerto Rico.

Nov 5, 1968

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_A._Ferre