On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
Humphrey acknowledges concern for peace, says peace requires lifetime of dedication, s, Mich State Dem Conv
PRESIDENT JOHNSON answered the $64,000 question last Thursday -- correctly, in the view of many leading financiers and economists -- on his reaction to the Congressional proposal to combine a 10 per cent tax charge with a mandated cut of $6-billion in Federal spending.
C Barnes on summer reading
W Kerr rev of Concept, play by ex-narcotic addicts
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 29, 1968, covering June 2, 1968.
Simon & Garfunkel
Soundtrack
The Monkees
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Simon & Garfunkel
1968Merril Bainbridge, Australian singer-songwriter[†]
Merril Bainbridge is an Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United States.
1968Andy Cohen, American television host[†]
Andrew Joseph Cohen is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. He is the host and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise and Bravo's late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live! He also hosts a two-hour show with co-host John Hill twice a week on Sirius XM.
1968Lester Green, American comedian and actor[†]
Lester Green, better known as Beetlejuice, is an American comedian and actor. Green rose to prominence in 1999 due to his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, becoming a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He was named the greatest Wack Packer of all time in 2015. He has also appeared in such feature films as Bubble Boy (2001) and Scary Movie 2 (2001).
1968André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1929)[†]
André Mathieu was a Canadian pianist and composer.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]