January 5, 1968, was a Friday. It was 56 years, 11 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 5, 1968:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Valley of the Dolls" was at the top of the box office on January 5, 1968.
This date occurred 20,806 days ago. Approximately 694 months have passed. It was the 5th day of 1968, in week 01. The decade was the swinging sixties. People who were born on January 5, 1968, are now 56 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1968 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 231 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is January 5, 1968, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays. The song "Hello Goodbye" by The Beatles is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie Valley of the Dolls is at the top of the box office.
Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "What's My Line?", "Gunsmoke", and "Dark Shadows". In fashion, a new "hippie subculture" has emerged, bringing with it laid-back Bohemian styles. Frayed bell-bottom jeans, Jesus sandals, crushed velvet suits, and bright tie-dye t-shirts are all popular items of clothing at the moment.
A romantic-comedy movie called "The Graduate" is being shown in theaters at the moment. It's 1968, so radio stations are playing hit songs from artists such as The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Goldsboro and Marvin Gaye. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Robert F. Kennedy, and Ramon Novarro would all still be alive.
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Thunderbirds", "Atom Ant", and "Milton the Monster". Children are playing with toys such as Troll doll, Motorific (slot car toys), Lite-Brite, and Battleship (game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 5, 1968.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 5, 1968.
Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in January 1968:
1968 saw the introduction of cars such as the Audi 100, the Chevrolet Chevy Malibu, the Volkswagen Type 4, the BMW New Six, the Ford Torino, and the AMC Javelin.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1968.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 5, 1974, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 5.
National holidays and famous events that fall on January 5:
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on January 5, 1968.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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