What Happened in 1968

Coretta Scott King Founds The Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change

Coretta Scott King started the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in the basement of the couple's home in the year... Read more

Ferrari Produces the Dino

Dino was a brand for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976. The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with... Read more

"2001: A Space Odyssey" Is Published

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick's film version and... Read more

Volvo 164 is First Produced

The Volvo 164 was a six cylinder sedan unveiled by Volvo Cars at the Paris Motor Show early in October 1968 for the 1969 model year. The company... Read more

Electric Prunes release "Mass in F Minor"

Mass in F Minor is a 1968 album by the The Electric Prunes, consisting of a musical setting of the mass sung in Latin and arranged in the... Read more

'The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites' is Published

The Foot Book is intended for young children, and it seeks to convey the concept of opposites through depictions of different kinds of feet. The... Read more

Shriver Creates the Special Olympics

The first International Special Olympics Games were held in Chicago in 1968. Anne McGlone Burke, a physical education teacher with the Chicago Park... Read more

Porsche 909 is First Produced

The Porsche 909 "Bergspyder" was a spyder sports car designed and built by Porsche in 1968 specifically for competing in hillclimbing competitions.... Read more

Porsche 908 is First Produced

The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 907/Porsche 910 series of models designed... Read more

Oprah Winfrey Becomes Pregnant

Despite her dysfunctional home life, Winfrey skipped two of her earliest grades, became the teacher's pet, and by the time she was 13 received a... Read more

Castle & Cooke Gains Full Ownership of Standard Fruit

Castle & Cooke acquires 100% of Standard Fruit, the second largest producer and importer of bananas. Read more

The Bee Gees release Horizontal

Horizontal is the fourth studio album by the Bee Gees, and the second to receive an international release. The LP was released in early 1968, and... Read more

United States Air Force Launches Operation Igloo White

Operation Igloo White was a covert United States Air Force electronic warfare operation conducted from late January 1968 until February 1973,... Read more

Nissan R381 is First Produced

The Nissan R381 was a racing car developed by Nissan Motors in 1968 for use in the Japanese Grand Prix. It was the successor to the Nissan R380-II,... Read more

Nissan Laurel is First Produced

The Nissan Laurel was introduced by Nissan in 1968 as the new luxury model to slot above the 1968 Bluebird 510 & with the same sense of luxury... Read more

Neue Nationalgalerie Built

Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum is a museum for modern art, mostly by Germans, in Berlin, with its main focus on the early 20th century. It... Read more

Lake Point Tower Completed

Lake Point Tower is a high-rise residential building located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan lakefront in downtown Chicago, just north of the... Read more

Ford Torino is First Produced

The Ford Torino is an intermediate car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. It was initially an... Read more

Ford P68 is First Produced

The Ford P68, also commonly known as the Ford 3L GT or F3L, is a sports prototype racing car model introduced in March 1968. It was designed by Len... Read more

Ford Corcel is First Produced

The Ford Corcel was a car sold by Ford Motor Company in Brazil, Chile and Venezuela. The Corcel's origins lay in the Renault 12. Willys-Overland's... Read more

Operation Niagara I is Launched

During the last four months of 1967 a series of fierce border battles erupted in South Vietnam that cast a shadow on what had been a productive... Read more

Super Bowl II - Packers 33, Raiders 14

The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at... Read more

Battle of Khe Sanh Begins

The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in northwestern Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), between 21 January and 8 April 1968... Read more

Operation Niagara II is Launched

On 21 January PAVN opened a continuous artillery barrage directed at Khe Sanh. It was also the launch day for Operation Niagara II. The Marine... Read more

North Korean Commandos Cross DMZ in an Attempt to Assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee

On January 21, 1968, 31 North Korean commandos snuck into South Korea in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung Hee. The teams, organized... Read more