On this day
November 29, 1968
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from November 29, 1968
Johnsons Worship in Texas; Johnsons Give Thanks in Texas; Friends Attend Family Dinner
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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
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
A NIXON ADVISER ASKS ADJUSTMENT OF SURTAX YEARLY; Suggests New Device for Stabilizing Economy With Minimum of Inflation MODERATE LEVY URGED Brookings Expert Proposes That Sometimes It Might Be Zero or Even Negative A NIXON ADVISER OFFERS TAX PLAN
C L Schultze essay on budgetary outlook sees various domestic programs easily using up extra revenues resulting from econ growth, leaving little for tax cut
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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
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 14
- 2
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 7
- 3
Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 20
- 4
The Second
Steppenwolf
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 9
- 5
Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
The Rascals
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 21
Notable Births

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).
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.

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[†]