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March 17, 1968

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If You Enjoy It, It's Good Enough; If You Enjoy It . . .

By Renata Adler

THERE is probably no more unedifying and, in many ways, valueless kind of communication than everyone's always expressing opinions about everything. Not ideas, or feelings, or information -- but opinions, which amount to little more than a long, unsubstantiated yes or no on every issue.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 13, 1968, covering March 17, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Axis: Bold As Love

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1968Eri Nitta, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress[†]

Eri Nitta is a Japanese singer, actress, lyricist, and tarento. She made her professional debut as the fourth member of the all-female singing group Onyanko Club in 1985. She made her solo debut with the hit song Winter Opera Glasses on January 1, 1986. Nitta performed the opening and ending theme songs for the first 14 episodes of the Little Women anime television series from Nippon Animation.

Historical Events

1968As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.[†]

Nerve agents, sometimes also called nerve gases, are a class of organic chemicals that disrupt the mechanisms by which nerves transfer messages to organs. The disruption is caused by the blocking of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. Nerve agents are irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors used as poison.

Historical Context for March 17, 1968

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