1968

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1968    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    David Hemery Athlete Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1968    winners of the FA Cup were    West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 1 Everton 0 (aet) Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1968    Summer Olympic Games were held in    Mexico City Sports & Leisure > Summer Olympic Games Cities

Blackbeard's Ghost    was released in    1968 Movies > Films - Disney

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit    was released in    1968 Movies > Films - Disney

1968    Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was    Graham Hill Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions

1968    Formula One World Constructors' Champion was    Lotus Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions

1968    Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was    Rod Laver Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions

1968    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Billie Jean King Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1968    Winter Olympics host was    Grenoble Sports & Leisure > Winter Olympics Game Cities

1968    winner of the US Open Men's Singles was    Arthur Ashe d. Tom Okker 14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions

1968    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Virginia Wade Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

1968    winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was    Billie Jean King Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions

1968    winner of the French Open Men's Singles was    Ken Rosewall Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions

1968    Tony Award winner for Best Musical was    Halleluja, Baby! Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical

1968    World Series Champions were the    Detroit Tigers 7 games v. St. Louis Cardinals. MVP: Mickey Lolich Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions

1968    Time 'Person of the Year' was    Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders Lovell and Anders became the first people to orbit the Moon. Lovell later had to be spectacuarly rescued from space in Apollo 13. History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'

1968    the winner was    O. J. Simpson, HB from Southern California Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners

1968    Swiss Football League Championship winners were    FC Zürich Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions

1968        Martin Luther King Was Assassinated American civil rights leader, shot allegedly by James Earl Ray. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1968    champions were    UCLA Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions

Lisa Marie Presley    was born on    January 2, 1968 The King's Daughter Misc > Birthdates

Will Smith    was born on    September 25, 1968 Fresh Prince Misc > Birthdates

1968    the winner was    Yasunari Kawabata Japan, 1899-1972; "for his narrative mastery which, with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind" Arts & Literature > Nobel Prize for Literature

1968    the winner was    Oliver! Directed by Carol Reed for Columbia Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1968    the winner was    Forward Pass Ismael Valenzuela - declared the winner after Dancer's Image was disqualified when it failed a post-race drug test Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1968    the winner was    Gary Player At Carnoustie Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners

1968    UEFA Champions League winners were    Manchester United England Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners

1968    Senior Isle of Man TT winner was    Agostini MV- 500cc Giacomo Agostini , only man who could rival Hailwood Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT

1968    Junior Isle of Man TT winner was    Agostini MV- 350 cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT

1968        Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

Nauru    gained independence in    1968 31 January. Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom(from the Australia-New Zealand and United Kingdom- administered UN Trusteeship) History & Mythology > Independence Dates

Swaziland    gained independence in    1968 6 September. United Kingdom History & Mythology > Independence Dates

1968    Melbourne Cup winner was    Rain Lover Jockey - Jim Johnson, Trainer - Mick L. Robins, Owner - Clifford A. Reid, Time - 3.19.10 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

Tet Offensive, Both Robert Kennedy & Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated, Oliver!    are all    Major Events of 1968 Misc > Common Threads 2

1968    the winner was    Journey Into Self At the 41st Awards ceremony on April 14, 1969, Young Americans was announced as the winner of the Documentary Feature Oscar. On May 7, 1969, the film was declared ineligible after it was revealed that the film had played in October of 1967, therefore ineligible for a 1968 Award. The first runner-up, , was awarded the statuette on May 8, 1969. Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary

1968        Vietnamese Communists Launched the Tet Offensive Launched Jan 31; changes the course of the war History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1968        Robert F. Kennedy Was Assassinated History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1968        The Prague Spring Occured Period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia and the subsequent Soviet crackdown History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1968    Preakness Stakes winner was    Forward Pass Ismael Valenzuela on board -- Trainer Henry Forrest -- Calumet Farm -- 1:56.80 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners

1968    winner was    Stage Door Johnny Heliodoro Gustines up, Trainer: John M. Gaver, Sr., Owner: Greentree Stable --2:27.20 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Belmont Stakes Winners

1968    was won by    William Pidgeon For the painting 'Lloyd Rees' Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients

1968    Jeux Sans Frontières winners were    Osterholz-Scharmbeek (Germany) The Paris heat had to be postponed cos of the riots. Entertainment > Jeux Sans Frontieres

Catfish Hunter    pitched a perfect game on    May 8th 1968 Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland, California -- 22 years old Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - Official Perfect Games

Theodore H. White    wrote    The Making of the President, 1968 Arts & Literature > Books

1968    was the first publication of    Foot Book Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books

1968    winner was    Leeds United Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0 Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners

1968    was won by    Herring Gull Mrs. G. Wilson Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners

1968    saw the    Battle of Khe Sanh 21 January to 8 April, series of attacks on hilltop US Marine base by North Vietnamese and Chinese forces History & Mythology > Battles and Sieges

1968    saw the    Battle of Hué One of the bloodiest and longest battles of the Vietnam War History & Mythology > Battles and Sieges