On this day
November 24, 1968
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from November 24, 1968
The Dollar Escapes Europe's Currency Crisis; Dollar Escapes Crisis In Europe's Currency
Was it a franc crisis? Or was it a mark crisis? Answers to these questions depended largely on whether they were posed in Bonn or Paris.
Columbia Crushes Brown On Domres Aerials, 46-20; Columbia Beats Brown, 46-20, With Domres Setting Records
Marty Domres, the 6-foot-5-inch quarterback with an apparently tireless arm, ended his remarkable Columbia career yesterday by completing 30 of 54 passes in leading the Lions to a 46-20 victory over Brown at Baker Field.
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Why Do The Kids Dig Rock . . .; Why Do Young People Go For Rock . . . ?
IT used to be a simple matter for the man who programmed top 40 radio to protect his listeners against "suggestive" music. Any song which encouraged explicit sexuality was judged obscene and summarily banned.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1968, covering November 24, 1968.
- 1
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 6
- 2
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 3
Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 19
- 4
The Second
Steppenwolf
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 8
- 5
Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
The Rascals
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 20
Notable Births

1968BĂŒlent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer and manager[â ]
BĂŒlent Korkmaz, colloquially known by his given nicknames "BĂŒyĂŒk Kaptan" and "Cengaver", is a Turkish former professional footballer and current manager of TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor.
1968Scott Krinsky, American actor and comedian[â ]
Scott Krinsky is an American actor and comic best known for his role as Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes on the hit TV series Chuck and his role as Darryl on The O.C.
1968Dawn Robinson, American singer and actress[â ]
Dawn Sherrese Robinson is an American singer and actress best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Following her departure from En Vogue, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl and released their self-titled debut album Lucy Pearl in 2000, which went platinum worldwide and produced the successful singles "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess with My Man".
Notable Deaths

1968D. A. Levy, American poet and publisher (born 1942)[â ]
d.a. levy, born Darryl Alfred Levey, was an American poet, artist, and alternative publisher active during the 1960s, based in Cleveland, Ohio. He consistently signed his work with lower-case letters.
Historical Context for November 24, 1968
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[â ]