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# 1968

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Years : | 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: | 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

## [edit] Events

- January 5 - Alexander Dubček elected as leader of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party - the "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia
- January 15 - An earthquake in Sicily - 231 dead, 262 injured
- January 21 - US B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland and in the process discharges four nuclear bombs
- January 23 - North Korea seizes the USS Pueblo, claiming the ship violated its territorial waters while spying.
- January 25 - The Israeli Submarine Dakar sinks in the Mediterranean Sea - 69 dead
- January 27 - French submarine sinks in the Mediterranean with 52 men
- January 30 - Vietnam War: The Tết Offensive begins, as NLF forces launch a series of surprise attacks across South Vietnam.
- January 31 - NLF soldiers attack the United States embassy in Saigon
- January 31 - Nauru's president Hammer DeRoburt declares independence from Australia

## [edit] Births

- March 30 - Céline Dion
- October 12 - Hugh Jackman

## [edit] Deaths

- April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr.

## [edit] Films released

- 2001: A Space Odyessy
- Barbarella
- No Way to Treat a Lady
- The Odd Couple
- Yellow Submarine
- Once Upon A Time in West
- Oliver!
- Rosemary's Baby
- Night of the Living Dead

## [edit] New books

- M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker

## [edit] Hit songs

- "Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
- "Dance To The Music" - Sly & The Family Stone
- "Harper Valley P.T.A" - Jeannie C. Riley
- "Hello, I Love You" - The Doors
- "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" - The Beatles
- "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred & his Playboy Band
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - Rolling Stones
- "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" - Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
- "Lady Madonna" - The Beatles
- "Chain of Fools" - Aretha Franklin
- "Valleri" - The Monkees
- "Mony Mony" - Tommy James & the Shondells
- "Mrs. Robinson" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding
- "Sunshine Of Your Love" - Cream
- "This Guy's in Love With You" - Herb Alpert
- "Midnight Confessions" - The Grass Roots
- "Classical Gas"- Mason Williams

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