Major Events:
Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated on April 4, 1968
Robert Kennedy, assassinated on June 5, 1968
Richard Nixon wins election for President.
Apollo 8 becomes first spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Sports:
Heismann Trophy Winner - O.J. Simpson, USC
Super Bowl - Green Bay defeats Oakland (33-14)
World Series - Detroit defeats St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)
NBA Championship - Boston defeats LA Lakers (4-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion - Forward Pass
Lee Travino wins the US Open.
Olympic Games are held in Mexico.
Music:
"Judy In Disguise," "Green Tambourine," "Love Is
Blue," "The Dock Of The Bay," "Honey," "Tighten
Up," "Mrs. Robinson," "This Guy's In Love With You,"
"Hello, I Love You," "Grazing In The Grass."
Television:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Gomer Pyle, Bonanza, Mayberry RFD, Family
Affairs, Gunsmoke, Julia, The Dean Martin Show, Here's Lucy, and The Beverly
Hillbillies.
Movies:
The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, The Valley Of The Dolls, The Odd
Couple, Planet Of The Apes, Rosemary's Baby, The Jungle Book, Yours Mine And
Ours, The Green Berets.
Facts:
President - Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President - Hubert H. Humprey
Population - 200,706,052
Federal Debt - $368.7 billion
Median Household Income (in current dollars): $7,743
Consumer Price Index - 34.8
Unemployment - 3.8%
Cost of a first-class stamp - $0.05 (0.06 as of 1/7/68)
Price of a gallon of gas - $0.35