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Ohio State defeats USC in the Rose Bowl to win the national title for the 1968 season.
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The Soviet Union launches Venera 5 toward Venus.venera 5 was a probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus.
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The Soviet Union launches Venera 6 toward Venus.
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The New York Jets defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, 16–7, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
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Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin's first studio recorded album, is released
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Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; 3 days later he dies
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January 26 – Elvis Presley steps into American Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, recording "Long Black Limousine" .
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January 29 - February 11 - The Sir George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
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- FLQ terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchan
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March 7 - Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
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Telesat Canada is a Canadian satellite communications company founded on May 2, 1969. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario as well as having offices in the United States and Brazil.
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The National Arts Centre (NAC) is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal.
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The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government
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July 15 - Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
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The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
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Homosexuality is decriminalized
