My beloved nephew, Harry Jr, was born on Sunday, November 17, 1968. Let's see what was going on in the United States on this date.
1968 was a Leap Year.
The estimated number of babies born in the world on November 17, 1968 is 328,338. That's equivalent to 228 babies every minute!
In the U.S, the most popular baby names are Lisa and Michael. 42,532 baby girls were named Lisa and 82,006 boys were named Michael in the year 1968.
The President of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson. The Vice President was Hubert Humphrey. This year was a presidential election year with Hubert Humphrey running against Richard Nixon. Nixon won with 301 of the electoral vote.
1968 Prices
Bread: $.22/loaf
Milk: $1.21/gal
Eggs: $1.12/dozen
Car: $2,450
Gas: $.34/gal
House: $26,600
Stamp: $.06/each
Average Income: $9,670/year
Minimum Wage: $1.60/hour
Top Songs for 1968:
Hey Jude by the Beatles (top of the charts on November 17)
Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel
The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes
I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
People Got to be Free by Rascals
Top Books in 1968:
The Double Helix by James D. Watson
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E L. Konigsburg
Academy Award Winners of 1968:
Best Picture: Oliver!, Directed by John Wolf
Best Actor: Cliff Robertson in Charly
Best Actress: Katherine Hepburn in Lion in Winter and Barbara Streisand in Funny Girl
On TV in 1968:
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Lost in Space Batman
The Monkees The Andy Griffith Show Adam-12 Star Trek
Hot New Toys in 1968:
Spirograph Star Trek Astro-Walkie Talkies
Zillion Bubble Blower The Outer Space Men Colorforms
People born on November 17:
1925 - Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, Actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms)
1944 - Danny De Vito, Neptune, New Jersey, Actor (Taxi, Ruthless People, Twins)
1960 - RuPaul, Drag Queen/Model/Actor (RuPaul Show)
Happenings on November 17, 1968:
* The musical "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater, New York City, for 305 performances.
* What would become known as "The Heidi Game" in professional football history took place when the NBC television network abruptly halted its broadcast of an American Football League game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets in order to telecast its scheduled Sunday night movie, Heidi. With 65 seconds left, Oakland had the ball and was trailing, 32 to 29, and television viewers nationwide were unable to see what happened next (Oakland scored two touchdowns to win the game 43-32). The NBC network telephone switchboards were tied up with calls from angry viewers, followed by universal criticism of the network in the press the next day. Since then, American TV networks have delayed scheduling programming in order to show sporting events in their entirety.
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