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September 16, 1968

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Daley's TV Film Shows Convention Week Clashes; Daley Gives Film Version of Clashes

By Donald Jansonspecial To the New York Times

Daley's version of confrontations between Chicago police and demonstrators shown by 142 TV stations and broadcast by more than 1,000 radio stations; stresses provocations by demonstrators; eliminates most footage of clubbings by police and presents 9 policemen and police officials to support provocation theme; narration accompanying crowd scenes is laced with such characterizations as 'hard-core radicals', 'hard-core revolutionaries', 'extremists', 'illegal march' and 'offensive flags' of demonstrators; narration explains 'major moment of confrontation' at Hilton Hotel 'could not be avoided'; other details on presentation and reactions to it; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 11, 1968, covering September 16, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Wheels Of Fire by Cream

    Wheels Of Fire

    Cream

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Realization by Johnny Rivers

    Realization

    Johnny Rivers

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Marc Anthony

1968Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer[†]

Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-time Lo Nuestro Awards winner, he has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide.

1968Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Walter William Becker is an American filmmaker and novelist, whose directorial credits include the films Van Wilder (2002), Wild Hogs (2007), and Old Dogs (2009).

1968Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (died 2012)[†]

Tommy Keane was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Historical Context for September 16, 1968

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