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April 28, 1968

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Headlines from April 28, 1968

McCarthy: Some Tough Sledding

By E. W. KENWORTHY

INDIANAPOLIS -- In Anderson, Ind., last week, an elderly farmer who had come into town to meet Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said to reporters: "What I object to is this fellow breaking the furrow and planting the seed, and then someone else coming along to harvest the crop."

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 24, 1968, covering April 28, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding

    The Dock Of The Bay

    Otis Redding

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    77

Notable Births

Petra Bayr

1968Petra Bayr, Austrian politician[†]

Petra Bayr, also known as Penny Bayr, is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Vienna South since December 2002. She was a member of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna from November 1996 to December 2002.

Howard Donald

1968Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Howard Paul Donald is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and record producer. He is a member of the pop group Take That. He was also judge on the German reality talent show Got to Dance from 2013 to 2014, during a Take That-hiatus.

Andy Flower

1968Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach[†]

Andrew Flower is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and a former cricketer. As a cricketer, he captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team and is widely regarded as the greatest Zimbabwean cricketer ever and one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters of all time. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for more than 10 years and is, statistically, the greatest batsman the country has produced. His highest score in ODI cricket which was his 145 he made against India in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is also the highest score made by a Zimbabwe player at any tournaments. During his peak from October to December 2001, Flower was ranked as the best Test batsman in the world. He was widely acknowledged as the only Zimbabwe batsman of proper test quality in any conditions. After retirement, he served as the coach of the English cricket team from 2009 to 2014. Under his coaching, England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. Flower became the second foreign coach in the team's history. Currently, he is the head coach of Trent Rockets in The Hundred and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Historical Context for April 28, 1968

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