1968

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Quick Facts From 1968:

  • World Changing Events: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis during the garbage workers strike and Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles during his presidential campaign.

  • The Top Song was Hey Jude by The Beatles

  • Influential Songs include: Born to be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf, You Keep Me Hangin’ On by Vanilla Fudge, and Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) by The Moody Blues

  • The Movies to Watch include Funny Girl, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bandolero!, Night of the Living Dead, Planet of the Apes, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Odd Couple, The Love Bug, and Yours Mine and Ours

  • The Most Famous Person in America was probably Paul Newman

  • Notable books include: The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick and Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past by Erich von Daniken

  • Price of a postage stamp in 1968: 6 cents

  • Chevrolet Impala sport coupe: $3,468.00

  • Panasonic Tape Recorder: $29.95

  • The Funny Guy was: Woody Allen

  • The Other Funny Guy was Bill Cosby

  • The Funny Lady was: Carol Burnett

  • The Conversation: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lém with a pistol shot to head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and helped many people question the Vietnam War.

Source: https://popculturemadness.com/PCM/1968/1968-fun-facts-trivia-history/