A new 1968 Chevrolet Corvette coupe cost $4,663.00
United States population: 200,706,052 World Population: 3,556 billion A carton of cigarettes cost $9.00 Gallon of gas in U.S. was 33 cents in 1968 Cost of a U.S. first-class stamp: $0.06 cents as of 1/2/1968 Minimum wage in U.S. was $1.60 per hour Lyndon B. Johnson was President and Hubert H. Humphrey was Vice President The rock musical Hair opens on Broadway. April 4, 1968- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. June 5, 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy is assassinateed in Los Angeles, CA. |
December, 1968 - American astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders statrted their orbit around the moon.
TELEVISION: Sept. 24, 1968 - 60 Minutes debuts on CBS Jan. 22 - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In airs for the first time on NBC Sept. 26- Here's Lucy premiers on CBS Sept. 26- The premier of Hawaii-Five-O on CBS Sept. 23- Here's Lucy premiers on CBS Jan. 27, 1968- The Lennon Sisters make their final apprearance on the Lawrence Welk Show Nov. 17- NBC breaks away from a pro football game to air Heidi, a TV move, making viewers furious. SPORTS: If you've celebrated your 40th birhday, you should know these facts: 1968 World Series was: Detroit d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) NBA Championship: Boston d. LA Lakers (4-2) Stanley Cup: Montreal d. St. Louis (4-0) NCAA Basketball Champhionship: UCLA d. North Carolina (78-55) Kentucky Derby Champion was Forward Pass 40th ACADEMY AWARDS from 1968: Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Estelle Parsons in Bonnie and Clyde Best Motion Picture in 1968: The Heat of the Night Best Actor: Rod Steiger in: The Heat of the Night Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn in: Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner MUSIC: The 10th Grammy Awards were presented on Feb. 29, 1968 Record of the Year: " Up, Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension Album of the Year: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the Beatles Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, Glen Campbell "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Bobbie Gentry "Ode To Billie Joe" Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus: "Up, Up and Away" performed by the Jonny Mann Singers Song of the Year for 1968: "Up, Up and Away" Jiimmy L. Webb, songwriter. Best R&B Female Solor Vocal Performance was given to Aretha Franklin for "Respect" Michael Jackson was an unknown CELEBRITIES BORN IN 1968: January 14: LL Cool J April 19: Ashley Judd August 9: Gillian Anderson August 14: Halle Berry Sept. 4: Mike Piazza Nov. 12: Sammy Sosa |