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What Happened in 1968

78 historical events, 46 notable births, and 10 notable deaths in 1968.

Major Events

January 1968

sports

1968 Summer Olympics — Games of the XIX Olympiad, in Mexico City, Mexico

general

Prague Spring — period of liberalisation in Czechoslovakia from 5 January to 21 August 1968

general

May 68 — May 1968 civil unrest in France

general

1968–69 European Cup — 14th season of the UEFA club football tournament

general

1968 African Cup of Nations — sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations

sports

1968 Formula One season — sports season

sports

1968 Summer Olympics medal table

general

1968 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament

sports

1968 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article

general

Category:1968 by continent — Wikimedia category

sports

basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament

sports

volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics — 1968 protest for volleyball in the Summer Olympics

general

protests of 1968 — protest

sports

athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

sports

football at the 1968 Summer Olympics — 1968 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games

culture

1968 in film — overview of the events of 1968 in film

sports

swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics

sports

rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

sports

fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

sports

biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics

sports

field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

sports

cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

sports

shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

sports

diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics

sports

boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions

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UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying — international football competition

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1968 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

sports

canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

sports

weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics — weightlifting at the Olympics

general

The personal is political — political rallying slogan and argument derived from second-wave feminism movements

general

Super Bowl II — 1968 edition of the Super Bowl

sports

alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

culture

1968 Cannes Film Festival — 21st film festival at Cannes; cut short due to protests

sports

Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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India at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

sports

bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics — Bobsleigh at Winter olympic games 1968

sports

Soviet Union at the 1968 Winter Olympics — country entered in olympic winter games

sports

ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

July 1968

politics

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — international treaty

general

1968 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

general

1968 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

February 1968

sports

1968 Winter Olympics — 10th edition of Winter Olympics, in Grenoble, France

sports

ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

sports

figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games

March 1968

war

My Lai Massacre — 1968 U.S. war crime during the Vietnam War

war

Battle of Hue — 1968 battle of the Vietnam War

war

Battle of Karameh — 1968 battle between Israel and the PLO and Jordan

June 1968

sports

1968 UEFA European Championship — 3rd European association football championship

general

assassination of Robert F. Kennedy — 1968 murder in Los Angeles, California, US

sports

UEFA Euro 1968 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1968

general

1968 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

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1968 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race

April 1968

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 1968 — 13th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

war

40th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1967

culture

assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. — 1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S

August 1968

war

Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia — August 1968 unrest in Czechoslovakia

general

1968 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

November 1968

politics

1968 United States presidential election — 46th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

general

1968 Summer Paralympics — 1968 edition of the Summer Paralympics

politics

Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals — 1968 international treaty

politics

Vienna Convention on Road Traffic — an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules among the contracting parties.

general

1968 Mexican Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

October 1968

general

Tlatelolco massacre — Social movement of Mexico

sports

water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics

sports

wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics

general

1968 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

sports

1968 Olympics Black Power salute — protest during 1968 Olympic Games

May 1968

general

1968 European Cup Final — association football match

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1968 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

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1968 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

September 1968

general

1968 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

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1968 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968