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‘The ultimate strength of our country and our cause will lie not in powerful weapons or infinite resources or boundless wealth, but will lie in the unity of our people.’ Lyndon Johnson 37th. U.S. President Served Nov. 22, 1963 – Jan. 20, 1969
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38th. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1965 – Jan. 20, 1969
World events
• An earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000 on Jan. 15. • North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo on Jan. 23, claiming the ship violated its territorial waters while spying. • The Tet Offensive begins Jan. 30, as Viet Cong forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.
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• The Beatles announce the creation of Apple Records on May 14 in a New York press conference. • Saddam Hussein becomes Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Iraq after a coup d’état July 17. • France explodes its first hydrogen bomb Aug. 24. • The Tet Offensive comes to an end Sept. 23 in South Vietnam. • Citing progress in the Paris peace talks, President Johnson announces Oct. 31 that he has ordered a complete cessation of “all air, naval, and artillery
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“2001: A Space Odyssey” tops the box office.
bombardment of North Vietnam” effective Nov. 1. • The Beatles release their self-titled album Nov. 22, popularly known as the White Album.
U.S. News
• “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” debuts Jan. 22 on NBC. • Madison Square Garden in New York City opens at its current location Feb. 11. • NET televises the very first episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” on Feb. 19. • Congress repeals the gold standard to back U.S. currency March 18. • President Johnson announces he will not seek re-election March 31. • Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot dead April 4 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. Riots erupt in major American cities, lasting for several
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days afterwards. • A shootout between Black Panthers and Oakland police April 6 results in several arrests and deaths, including 16-year-old Panther Bobby Hutton. • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 on April 11. • The Oakland A’s play their first game in the Oakland-Alameda Stadium on April 17, losing to the Baltimore Orioles, 4–1. • The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Scorpion sinks May 22 with 99 men aboard, 400 miles southwest of the Azores. • Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5 by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy dies from his injuries the next day. • The semiconductor company Intel is founded July 18. • The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held July 20 at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. • Police clash with anti-war protesters in Chicago Aug. 22–30 outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which nominates Hubert Humphrey for president, and Edmund Muskie for vice president. • “60 Minutes” debuts on CBS on Sept. 24. • At Paine Field, near Everett, Wash., Boeing officially rolls out its
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“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” debuts on NBC.
new 747 on Sept. 30. • NASA launches Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, the first manned Apollo mission. • Former Vice President Richard Nixon wins the presidential election Nov. 5. • Yale University announces Nov. 14 it is going to admit women. • Apollo 8 enters orbit around the Moon on Dec. 24. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William A. Anders become the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and planet Earth as a whole. The crew also reads from Genesis.
Movies
• “Delilah,” BORN THIS YEAR: Kristin Chenoweth, actress (July Tom Jones 24). Above left: Celine Dion, musician (March 30); Tony • “Eloise,” Barry Ryan Hawk, pro skateboarder (May 12); Will Smith, actor, rapper (Sept. 25); Hugh Jackman, actor (Oct. 12). • “Lady Madonna,” The Beatles • “(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay,” Otis Redding • “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses),” John Fred & The Playboy Band • “(What A) Wonderful World,” Louis Armstong • “Honey,” Bobby Goldsboro
• Income per year ..... $3,960 • Minimum wage .............. 75¢ • New house ........... $22,000 • Rent .................................. $85 • New car....................... $1,700 • Gallon of gas ................... 22¢ • Gallon of milk . ................ 92¢ • Loaf of bread ................... 17¢ • First-class stamp ...............3¢ • Movie ticket ................... 49¢
• “2001: A Space Odyssey” • “Once Upon a Time in the West” • “Planet of the Apes” • “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” • “Rosemary’s Baby” • “Barbarella” • “The Odd Couple” • “Romeo and Juliet” • “5 Card Stud” • “Bullit”
Music
• “Hey Jude,” The Beatles • “Those Were the Days,” Mary Hopkin • “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” The Rolling Stones
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