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October 10 – 1968 World Series: The Detroit Tigers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the best of 7 series (4 games to 3) after being down 3 games to 1, completing an unlikely comeback against the heavily favored Cardinals led by the overpowering right-handed pitcher Bob Gibson. The final score of Game 7 is 4–1.
1968 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
October 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 3 P) November 1968 events in the United States (2 C, 28 P) December 1968 events in the United States (1 C, 6 P)
Columbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. The college years of its student body were marked by the anti-Vietnam War movement and the fight for civil rights.
Whereas the 1968 convention played out in an era of network television, where political conventions could command the attention of a much broader and diverse range of Americans, the media ...
The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, [1] anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, youth counterculture within the silent and baby boomer generations, and popular rebellions against military states and bureaucracies.
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October 12, 1968: Equatorial Guinea becomes world's newest nation October 11–22, 1968: Apollo 7 launched with Eisele, Schirra and Cunningham October 12, 1968: Summer Olympics open in Mexico City, 10 days after protesters massacred October 18, 1968: Bob Beamon shatters long jump record October 16, 1968: U.S. Olympians Carlos and Smith protest during U.S. anthem