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December 13, 1968

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Headlines from December 13, 1968

CITY HIGH SCHOOLS TO GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE IN POLICY; Donovan Sets Up a Panel to Recommend the Guidelines for Involving Youths ADVISORY ROLE PLANNED McCoy Defies State Order Removing Him and Goes to His Office as Usual STUDENTS TO GET A VOICE IN POLICY

By James P. Sterba

Donovan announces formation of 12-member com, including students, to recommend citywide guidelines for enlisting students in helping to make adm and policy-making decisions in schools; school officials deny link between formation of com and recent student demonstrations

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 1968, covering December 13, 1968.

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

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Electric Ladyland

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    16
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11

Historical Events

Artur da Costa e Silva

1968Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.[†]

Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Brazilian Army, and held the post of Minister of War in the military government of president Castelo Branco.

Historical Context for December 13, 1968

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