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March 3, 1968

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Historical Context for March 3, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[โ€ ]

Notable Births

Brian Cox (physicist)

1968Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist[โ€ ]

Brian Edward Cox is an English physicist and musician who is professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and the Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science. He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially BBC Radio 4โ€™s The Infinite Monkey Cage and the Wonders of... series and for popular science books, including Why Does E=mc2? and The Quantum Universe.

Brian Leetch

1968Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player[โ€ ]

Brian Joseph Leetch is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He has been called one of the top defensemen in NHL history.

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Headlines from March 3, 1968

Portents of a Hot Summer

By Unknown Author

As the nation began to consider the vast implications in the report of the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder, the people most directly affected by the report and its recommendations -- the residents of the black ghettos -seemed in anything but a mood for calm deliberation.

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Separate and Unequal'

By Unknown Author

In the voluminous report released last week by the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders there was a portion of the testimony of Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, the social scientist and author of "Dark Ghetto," a moving chronicle of life in the slums.

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Ready for Garden Bell: Boxers, Pickets, 20,000 Fans; Record Indoor Gate Expected for Pair of Title Bouts

By Dave Anderson

In the first boxing program at the new Madison Square Garden, an Olympic champion with a corporate image, a blubbery conqueror of obscure foes, a virtual souvenir of the old Garden and an Italian folk hero are expected to attract nearly 20,000 spectators inside the $43-million arena tomorrow night, and several hundred demonstrators outside it.

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