July 18th, 1968

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on July 18th, 1968.

• Intel is founded.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 18th, 1968.

• United States: Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masakela
• United Kingdom: Baby Come Back - The Equals

Take me back to July 18th, 1968!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is July 18th, 1968, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Grazing In The Grass by Hugh Masakela is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Baby Come Back by The Equals is the number-one hit song. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie The Odd Couple is at the top of the box office.

Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. 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 Ramon Novarro, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judy Garland, and Brian Jones would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Gunsmoke", "Gilligan's Island", "Dark Shadows", and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Star Trek: The Original Series", "Cool McCool", and "Spider-Man".

Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Troll doll, G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man, and Lite-Brite.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 18th, 1968.

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  The Volkswagen Beetle.

  The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).

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  The Vietnam War is becoming costly.

  In 1968, US troop numbers in Vietnam reached their peak. An estimated 536,100 service personnel were now stationed in the country. This was the deadliest and most expensive year for the American military in Vietnam. In 1968 alone, an estimated 16,592 US soldiers lost their lives. By this time, most Americans believed that military involvement in Vietnam was a mistake.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1968?

  The best NBA players in 1968 were Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry Lucas, Dave Bing and Oscar Robertson.

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  Who were the best football players?

  In 1968, the best soccer players were George Best, Bobby Charlton, Dragan Džajić, Franz Beckenbauer, Giacinto Facchetti, Luigi Riva, Amancio Amaro, Eusébio, Gianni Rivera, Jimmy Greaves and Pirri.

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  Oliver!

  "Oliver!" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1968.

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  O. C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"

  "Little Green Apples" by O. C. Smith won a Grammy for 1968's Song of the Year.

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  1968 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1968 were dominated by the likes of Paul Mauriat, Otis Redding, Bobby Goldsboro, The Beatles, The Rascals and Herb Alpert.

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  1968 in movies.

  Movies released in 1968 included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Funny Girl, The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Bullitt, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver!, Coogan's Bluff, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, Night of the Living Dead and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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  The Apollo 8 astronauts.

  "The Apollo 8 astronauts" were named Time Person of the Year in 1968 after they became the first humans to successfully leave low Earth orbit.

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  The Hippie movement.

  The hippie counterculture reached its peak during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors, and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

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  The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity.

  The afro hairstyle took off during the 1960s and early 1970s. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.

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  Color TV.

  Although color television was rising in popularity, black-and-white TV sets were still the most popular.

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  The push-button telephone.

  Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

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  The miniskirt has taken over.

  In the mid-to-late 1960s, the miniskirt became a favored clothing item among women. The skirt countered the conservatism of the 1950s and early 1960s. As a result, many people at the time saw it as a rebellious fashion statement.

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  The Suzy Homemaker.

  A miniature oven called the "Suzy Homemaker" was a sought-after toy around this time.

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  Fast food is replacing diners and drive-ins.

  The fast food industry was steadily growing, much to the detriment of local diners and drive-in restaurants. Consequently, things such as jukeboxes and carhops also started to decline.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 55 years, 2 months, and 12 days have passed since July 18th, 1968.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 29 of 1968.
• Leap Year: 1968 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on July 18th, 1968, are now 55 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1968 belong to the Generation X generation.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on July 18th, 1968.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to July 18th, 1968.

• July 9th, 1968: NBA: Wilt Chamberlain moves from the Philadelphia 76'ers to the Los Angeles Lakers.
• This date: July 18th, 1968
• July 23rd, 1968: A gun battle breaks out between police officers and a Black Power group in Glenville, Cleveland.
• August 2nd, 1968: 270 people die after an earthquake strikes Casiguran in the Philippines.
• August 16th, 1968: Thai singer Suraphol Sombatcharoen is shot dead in Nakhon Pathom.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 18th, 1968, will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1968 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 22.
• Native American Zodiac: July 18th, 1968 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

Photos of 1960s fashion.

Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 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.

Were you born on this date?

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 July 18th, 1974, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 18th, 1968 was most likely conceived around October 26th, 1967.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 18th, 1968 is close to April 10th, 1969.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 18th, 1968.

• 20,162 days have passed since this date.
• 2,880 weeks have passed.
• 1,741,996,800 seconds have passed since July 18th, 1968.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,032,329,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 898,870,348,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 290,332,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 149,811,725 steps. That's roughly 66,583 miles!
• Since this date, 20,903,962 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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