Historic Footnotes from our Senior year -
June 1, 1967 - " Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band " album released.
Reaches #1 on July 1st, stays on top for 15 weeks.
June 16 - " Monterey Pop " Music Festival opens.
June 20 - Muhammad Ali convicted of violating Selective Service law.
June 27 - First ever ATM anywhere is installed in England.
June 19 - Jayne Mansfield killed in Louisiana car crash.
July 7 - Vivien Leigh ( Scarlet - Gone With The Wind ) dies at 53.
August 2 - "In The Heat Of The Night" premieres in NYC.
August 13 - "Bonnie & Clyde" has U.S. debut.
August 29 - Thurgood Marshall, first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice confirmed.
September 16/17 - Debuts - 16th: "Mannix " , 17th: "Mission Impossible".
September 28 - Moon Unit (Moon) Zappa born.
October 3 - Woody Guthrie dies.
October 26 - John Mc Cain shot down in Vietnam, will spend 5-1/2 years captive.
November 9 - Rolling Stone magazine debuts.
November 20 - U.S. population exceeds 200 million.
December 3 - 20th Century Limited luxury train makes last run.
First heart transplant, South Africa.
Deember 10 - Otis Redding, six others die in Wisconsin plane crash.
December 31 - Evel Knievel crashes in attempt to jump fountain at Caesar's Palace.
January 14 - " Super Bowl II " - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Oakland Raiders
33-14 at the Orange Bowl. (Actually the NFL-AFL Championship Game, the name
"Super Bowl" was not used until the following year.)
January 22 - " Laugh In " debuts on NBC.
January 31 - "Tet Offensive" begins in Vietnam.
February 1 - Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President, later quits.
February 10 - Peggy Fleming wins Gold at Grenoble.
February 19 - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiers.
March 1 - June Carter weds Johnny Cash..
March 16 - Lt. William Calley leads troops in "My Lai Massacre".
March 31 - President Johnson addresses nation, won't run for reelection.
April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr. assasinated in Memphis.
April 18 - London Bridge sold, to be moved to Arizona.
April 29 - " Hair " opens on Broadway.
May 8 - Catfish Hunter hurls Perfect Game in Oakland Coliseum.
May 25 - Gateway Arch in St. Louis is dedicated.
May 30 - Bobby Unser takes first of his three Indy 500 victories.
May 31 - C.H.S. Class of 1968 Graduates !
#1 Records of the 1968 School Year -
in sequence, August 1967 thru August 1968.
Light My Fire - Doors
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
The Letter - Box Tops
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Daydream Believer - Monkees
Hello Goodbye - Beatles
Judy In Disguise - John Fred/Playboy Band
Green Tambourine - Lemon Pipers
Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Tighten Up - Archie Bell/The Drells
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
Hello, I Love You - Doors
At The Oscars -
Best Picture - "Oliver"
Best Actor - Cliff Robertson - "Charly"
Best Actress - Katharine Hepburn for "The Lion In Winter"
Best Original Song - "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang"
Send us your suggestion for a 1968 song or movie and we'll add it !
Reaches #1 on July 1st, stays on top for 15 weeks.
June 16 - " Monterey Pop " Music Festival opens.
June 20 - Muhammad Ali convicted of violating Selective Service law.
June 27 - First ever ATM anywhere is installed in England.
June 19 - Jayne Mansfield killed in Louisiana car crash.
July 7 - Vivien Leigh ( Scarlet - Gone With The Wind ) dies at 53.
August 2 - "In The Heat Of The Night" premieres in NYC.
August 13 - "Bonnie & Clyde" has U.S. debut.
August 29 - Thurgood Marshall, first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice confirmed.
September 16/17 - Debuts - 16th: "Mannix " , 17th: "Mission Impossible".
September 28 - Moon Unit (Moon) Zappa born.
October 3 - Woody Guthrie dies.
October 26 - John Mc Cain shot down in Vietnam, will spend 5-1/2 years captive.
November 9 - Rolling Stone magazine debuts.
November 20 - U.S. population exceeds 200 million.
December 3 - 20th Century Limited luxury train makes last run.
First heart transplant, South Africa.
Deember 10 - Otis Redding, six others die in Wisconsin plane crash.
December 31 - Evel Knievel crashes in attempt to jump fountain at Caesar's Palace.
January 14 - " Super Bowl II " - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Oakland Raiders
33-14 at the Orange Bowl. (Actually the NFL-AFL Championship Game, the name
"Super Bowl" was not used until the following year.)
January 22 - " Laugh In " debuts on NBC.
January 31 - "Tet Offensive" begins in Vietnam.
February 1 - Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President, later quits.
February 10 - Peggy Fleming wins Gold at Grenoble.
February 19 - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiers.
March 1 - June Carter weds Johnny Cash..
March 16 - Lt. William Calley leads troops in "My Lai Massacre".
March 31 - President Johnson addresses nation, won't run for reelection.
April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr. assasinated in Memphis.
April 18 - London Bridge sold, to be moved to Arizona.
April 29 - " Hair " opens on Broadway.
May 8 - Catfish Hunter hurls Perfect Game in Oakland Coliseum.
May 25 - Gateway Arch in St. Louis is dedicated.
May 30 - Bobby Unser takes first of his three Indy 500 victories.
May 31 - C.H.S. Class of 1968 Graduates !
#1 Records of the 1968 School Year -
in sequence, August 1967 thru August 1968.
Light My Fire - Doors
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
The Letter - Box Tops
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
Daydream Believer - Monkees
Hello Goodbye - Beatles
Judy In Disguise - John Fred/Playboy Band
Green Tambourine - Lemon Pipers
Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Tighten Up - Archie Bell/The Drells
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
Hello, I Love You - Doors
At The Oscars -
Best Picture - "Oliver"
Best Actor - Cliff Robertson - "Charly"
Best Actress - Katharine Hepburn for "The Lion In Winter"
Best Original Song - "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang"
Send us your suggestion for a 1968 song or movie and we'll add it !
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