August 18th, 1968, fell on a Sunday. It was day 231 of 1968. The decade was the 1960s.
52 years, 5 months and 5 days have passed since August 18th, 1968.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 18th, 1968:
United States: People Got To Be Free - Rascals
United Kingdom: Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Take Me Back!
The date is August 18th, 1968 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song People Got To Be Free by Rascals is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Fire by Crazy World of Arthur Brown is the number one hit song.
Lyndon Baines Johnson is currently the President of the United States and Harold Wilson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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. People are watching popular TV shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Gunsmoke", "Gilligan's Island" and "Columbo.".
Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Underdog", "JOT the Dot", "Spider-Man" and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Ken (doll)", "Barrel of Monkeys", "Suzy Homemaker" and "Battleship (game)".
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on August 18th, 1968.
The Apollo 8 astronauts.
"The Apollo 8 astronauts" were named as the Time Person of the Year in 1968. This was after they became the first humans to successfully leave low Earth orbit.
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.
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.
O. C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"
"Little Green Apples" by O. C. Smith would go on to win a Grammy for 1968's Song of the Year.
Oliver!
"Oliver!" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1968.
Who were the best football players in 1968?
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.
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.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
52 years, 5 months and 5 days have passed since August 18th, 1968.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 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: Anyone born on August 18th, 1968, will be 52 years of age.
People born in 1968 belong to the "Generation X" generation.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around August 18th, 1968:
August 16th, 1968: Thai singer Suraphol Sombatcharoen is shot dead in Nakhon Pathom.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on August 18th, 1968?
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on August 18th, 1968 was probably conceived around the 9th of November, 1967. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 18th, 1968 is the 28th of May, 1969. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about August 18th, 1968.
19,151 days have passed since this date.
1,654,650,000 seconds have passed since the August 18th, 1968.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,930,425,000 times.
Since August 18th, 1968, earth has travelled approximately 853,799,400,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 275,775,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 142,299,900 steps. That's about 63,244 miles!
Since this date, 19,855,800 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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