What Happened in 1968
78 historical events, 46 notable births, and 10 notable deaths in 1968.
Major Events
January 1968
1968 — year
1968 Summer Olympics — Games of the XIX Olympiad, in Mexico City, Mexico
Prague Spring — period of liberalisation in Czechoslovakia from 5 January to 21 August 1968
May 68 — May 1968 civil unrest in France
1968–69 European Cup — 14th season of the UEFA club football tournament
1968 African Cup of Nations — sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
1968 Formula One season — sports season
1968 Summer Olympics medal table
1968 AFC Asian Cup — football tournament
1968 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
Category:1968 by continent — Wikimedia category
basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics — 1968 protest for volleyball in the Summer Olympics
protests of 1968 — protest
athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
football at the 1968 Summer Olympics — 1968 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
1968 in film — overview of the events of 1968 in film
swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events at the Olympics
field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Boxing competitions
UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying — international football competition
1968 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics — Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics — weightlifting at the Olympics
The personal is political — political rallying slogan and argument derived from second-wave feminism movements
Super Bowl II — 1968 edition of the Super Bowl
alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
1968 Cannes Film Festival — 21st film festival at Cannes; cut short due to protests
Argentina at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Bulgaria at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
India at the 1968 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics — Bobsleigh at Winter olympic games 1968
Soviet Union at the 1968 Winter Olympics — country entered in olympic winter games
ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the ski jumping competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
July 1968
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — international treaty
1968 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
1968 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
February 1968
1968 Winter Olympics — 10th edition of Winter Olympics, in Grenoble, France
ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the speed skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics — 1968 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
March 1968
My Lai Massacre — 1968 U.S. war crime during the Vietnam War
Battle of Hue — 1968 battle of the Vietnam War
Battle of Karameh — 1968 battle between Israel and the PLO and Jordan
June 1968
1968 UEFA European Championship — 3rd European association football championship
assassination of Robert F. Kennedy — 1968 murder in Los Angeles, California, US
UEFA Euro 1968 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1968
1968 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
1968 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
April 1968
Eurovision Song Contest 1968 — 13th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
40th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1967
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. — 1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S
August 1968
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia — August 1968 unrest in Czechoslovakia
1968 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
November 1968
1968 United States presidential election — 46th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
1968 Summer Paralympics — 1968 edition of the Summer Paralympics
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals — 1968 international treaty
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.
1968 Mexican Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
October 1968
Tlatelolco massacre — Social movement of Mexico
water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics
wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
1968 Olympics Black Power salute — protest during 1968 Olympic Games
May 1968
1968 European Cup Final — association football match
1968 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
1968 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
September 1968
1968 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968
1968 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968