Summer '68 - Politics Heat Up
NEWS
Robert F Kennedy assassinated
Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 12,000 police, 7,500 Army troops and 6,000 National Guardsman were on the scene to stop a riot.
Soviets invade Czechoslovakia
POPULAR SONGS
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Hello, I Love You - The Doors
Inna Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Fall '68 - Restless Times
NEWS
Apollo 7 is launched from Cape Kennedy for an 11-day journey
The Detroit Tigers win the World Series
Richard Nixon narrowly defeats Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election
The Vietnam death toll approaches 30,000; US troop strength reaches 550,000.
POPULAR SONGS
Abraham, Martin and John - Dion
Lady Madonna - The Beatles
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Midnight Confessions - Grassroots
Winter '68-'69 - Culture is changing!
NEWS
The first of numerous US jet airplanes is hijacked and forced to fly to Cuba.
The New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III
The Academy Award for Best Picture goes to 'Midnight Cowboy'
POPULAR SONGS
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
Spring '69 - Junior Prom!
NEWS
The Ford Maverick was introduced as a compact car
Major League baseball split into eastern and western divisions
Penthouse began publication
POPULAR SONGS
Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In - Fifth Dimension
Stand! - Sly and the Family Stone
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Traces - Classics IV