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Fun facts from 1968

  • 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 as of 1/7/68

  • 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- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, TN.

  • June 5, 1968- Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles.

  • December 21- American astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders started their orbit around the Moon


TELEVISION--
  • Sept. 24, 1968- 60 Minutes debuts on CBS

  • Jan 22- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In airs for the first time, on NBC

  • Sept 26 – The premier of Hawaii Five-O on CBS

  • Sept 23 - Here's Lucy premieres on CBS

  • Jan 27, 1968- The Lennon Sisters make their final appearance on the Lawrence Welk Show.

  • Nov. 17 - NBC breaks away from a pro football game to air Heidi, a TV movie, making viewers furious.


SPORTS—

If you’re having celebrating your 40 year old birthday, 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 Championship: 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: In the Heat of the Night

  • Best Actor: Rod Steiger in: In the Heat of the Night

  • Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn in: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner


MUSIC--

  • The 10th Grammy Awards were presented on Feb. 29, 1968

  • Record of the Year: "Up, Up and Away," by the 5th Dimension

  • Album of the Year: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)

  • Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Glen Campbell "By the Time I get to Phoenix"

  • Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Bobbbie Gentry "Ode to Billie Joe"

  • Best Performance By a Vocal Group or Chorus: “Up, Up and Away" performed by the Johnny Mann Singers

  • Song of the Year for 1968: "Up, Up and Away," Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter

  • Best R&B Female Solo Vocal Performance was given to Aretha Franklin for "Respect"


CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS IN 1968--
  • January 14: LL Cool J

  • April 19: Ashley Judd

  • August 9: Gillian Anderson

  • August 14: Halle Berry

  • September 4: Mike Piazza

  • November 12: Sammy Sosa



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Fun facts from 1968