April 1, 1968, was a Monday. It was 56 years, 8 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 1, 1968:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "The Graduate" was at the top of the box office on April 1, 1968.
This date occurred 20,719 days ago. Approximately 691 months have passed. It was the 92nd day of 1968, in week 14. The decade was the swinging sixties. People who were born on April 1, 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 230 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is April 1, 1968, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
It is April Fools' Day, which means that people are playing practical jokes on one another. The summer of 1968 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding is at the top of the singles charts, while "Lady Madonna" by The Beatles is the number-one song in the UK.
Lyndon Baines Johnson is the President of the United States, and the movie The Graduate 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?", "Steptoe and Son", and "I Dream of Jeannie".
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 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 "The Gumby Show", "My Three Sons", "Underdog", and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Children are playing with toys such as Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Barrel of Monkeys, Scalextric, and Battleship (game).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 1, 1968.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 1, 1968.
Photographs of 1960s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in April 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 April 1, 1974, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 1.
President of Prussia Deceased
Born on April 1, 1815
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He was born exactly 15 years after this date.
National holidays and famous events that fall on April 1:
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the President of the United States on April 1, 1968.
Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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