October 8, 1968, was a Tuesday. It was 56 years, 1 month, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
What happened on October 8, 1968?
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 8, 1968:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Rachel, Rachel" was at the top of the box office on October 8, 1968.
This date was 20,498 days ago. Approximately 683 months have passed. It was the 282nd day of 1968, in week 41. The decade was the swinging sixties. People born on this day are currently 56 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1968 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 228 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Tuesday, October 8, 1968. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker.
There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In America, the song "Hey Jude" by The Beatles is at the top of the singles charts, while "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin is the number-one song in the UK. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie Rachel, Rachel 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.
The films "Funny Girl" and "Oliver!" are being shown in movie theaters at the moment. A new British musical drama film called "Oliver!" has just been released. The movie, starring Ron Moody and Oliver Reed, is based on the 1838 novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. 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 "What's My Line?", "Gunsmoke", "I Dream of Jeannie", and "Hawaii Five-O". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Thunderbirds", "Spider-Man", "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo", and "Wacky Races". Popular toys at the moment include Tonka trucks, Ken (doll), Captain Action (action figure), and Suzy Homemaker.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 8, 1968.
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Notable events that happened close to October 8, 1968.
Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.
The following TV shows were popular in October 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1968:
Toys and games that were popular in 1968:
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 October 8, 1974, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 8.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on October 8, 1968.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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