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November 29, 1968

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Headlines from November 29, 1968

WARNING BY NATO SEEN AS GAMBLE; Conventional Forces' Ability to Deter a Soviet Thrust in Central Europe Doubted Warning by NATO to Soviet Over an Attack in Europe Considered a Gamble

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

NATO warning to USSR seen little more than gamble to discourage Soviet action until West's mil position improves; Western govt and mil leaders doubt NATO ability to deter Soviet action by non-nuclear means now; real deterrent seen fear of strategic nuclear war from early use of tactical nuclear weapons to make up for weaknesses in conventional forces

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1968, covering November 29, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Electric Ladyland

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21

Notable Births

Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)

1968Dee Brown, American basketball player and executive[†]

DeCovan Kadell "Dee" Brown is an American former professional basketball player who spent thirty years in the NBA including twelve seasons as a player (1990–2002) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic, and as an executive with the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and as Vice President of Holistic Player Performance with the Los Angeles Clippers. His daughter Lexie Brown plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Jonathan Knight

1968Jonathan Knight, American singer[†]

Jonathan Rashleigh Knight-Rodriguez is an American-Canadian pop singer. He is best known for being a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. The band also includes his younger brother Jordan, and members Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, and Danny Wood. He is the oldest member of the band and the first to leave it in 1994 prior to their official split.

1968Andy Melville, Welsh footballer[†]

Andrew Roger Melville is a Welsh former international footballer. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender.

Iolanda Nanni

1968Iolanda Nanni, Italian politician (died 2018)[†]

Iolanda Nanni was an Italian politician for Five Star Movement. Nanni graduated from the classical high school, before becoming a politician she worked as an employee in a private company.

Historical Context for November 29, 1968

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