December 21, 1968, was a Saturday. It was 55 years, 11 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 21, 1968:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Funny Girl".
This date occurred 20,436 days ago. Approximately 681 months have passed. It was the 356th day of 1968, in week 51. The decade was the swinging sixties. The start of 1969 was just 10 days away. People who were born on December 21, 1968, are now 55 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 1968 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 227 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 21, 1968, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.
Christmas Day of 1968 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while. In America, the song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye is at the top of the singles charts, while "Lily The Pink" by Scaffold is the number-one song in the UK. Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie Funny Girl 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 "Gunsmoke", "I Dream of Jeannie", "Dark Shadows", and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judy Garland, Brian Jones, and Sharon Tate would all still be alive. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Captain Kangaroo", "Underdog", and "The New Adventures of Superman".
Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Etch A Sketch, Scalextric, and Captain Action (action figure).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 21, 1968.
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People in December 1968 were watching the following TV series:
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:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
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 December 21, 1974, instead.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on December 21, 1968.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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