* The Evolution of Character Codes, 1874 – 1968

* 1968 – In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.

* 1968 – Pierre Elliot Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.

* 1968 – Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver

* 1968 – Vanessa Lann, American composer

* 1968 – Nerve gas accident at Skull Valley, Utah.

* 1968 – Alicia Coppola, American actress

* 1968 – Toby Gad, German-American songwriter and producer

* 1968 – Adam Graves, Canadian hockey player

* 1903 – Ferenc Keserű, Hungarian water polo player ( d. 1968 )

* 1930 – Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler ( d. 1968 )

* 1968 – Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer

* 1968 – McG, American director, writer, and producer

* 1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress

* 1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor

* 1968 – Sam Fogarino, American drummer ( Interpol and Magnetic Morning )

* 1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.

The tempo of the play changed over the next four series in the 1960s, held in 1962 – 63, 1964, 1965 – 66 and 1968.

The remaining five series were drawn, with Australia retaining the Ashes four times ( 1938, 1962 – 63, 1965 – 66, 1968 ) and England retaining it once ( 1972 ).

* 1968 – An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.

* 1968 – Stefan Effenberg, German footballer

* 1968 – John Stanier, American drummer ( Helmet, Tomahawk, The Mark of Cain, and Battles )

* 1968 – Lev Davidovich Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1908 )

In 1968, he studied glass in Venice on a Fulbright Fellowship and received a Master of Fine Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1971, with the support of John Hauberg and Anne Gould Hauberg, Chihuly founded the Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington. About the Pilchuck Glass School from their websiteIn 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on car accident during which he flew through the windshield. Glass Houses: Dale Chihuly Files a Lawsuit That Raises Big Questions ... About Dale Chihuly, a February 2006 article from The Stranger His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye.

As a popular psychedelic act of the late 1960s, many of Joplin's live concerts with Big Brother were professionally recorded and have been released on albums like Live at Winterland ' 68 and Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968.

Other examples are the Peter Marlow series, beginning with The Private Sector ( 1971 ) by Joseph Hone, which is set during Israel's Six Day War ( 1967 ) against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, and William Garner's secret agents, the fantastic Michael Jagger, in Overkill ( 1966 ), The Deep, Deep Freeze ( 1968 ), The Us or Them War ( 1969 ) and A Big Enough Wreath ( 1974 ) and the realistic John Morpurgo in Think Big, Think Dirty ( 1983 ), Rats ' Alley ( 1984 ), and Zones of Silence ( 1986 ).

Following the 1966 tour, the group moved with Dylan to Saugerties, New York, where they made the informal 1967 recordings that became The Basement Tapes, which forged the basis for their 1968 debut album Music from Big Pink.

Their first album, Music from Big Pink ( 1968 ) was widely acclaimed.

* Music from Big Pink ( 1968 )

* " Maya ", a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge

The Big Mac hamburger made its debut in 1968

He also appeared in The Big Knife as an overly aggressive film studio boss who berates film star Jack Palance ; as Al Capone in Al Capone ( 1959 ); as Mr. Joyboy in The Loved One ; as the serial killer in No Way to Treat a Lady ; and as a repressed gay NCO in The Sergeant ( 1968 ); as Rabbi Saunders in The Chosen ( 1981 ).

Other popular Wyler films include Funny Girl ( 1968 ), How to Steal a Million ( 1966 ), The Big Country ( 1958 ), Roman Holiday ( 1953 ), The Heiress ( 1949 ), The Letter ( 1940 ), The Westerner ( 1940 ), Wuthering Heights ( 1939 ), Jezebel ( 1938 ), Dodsworth ( 1936 ), and Hell's Heroes ( 1930 ).

George Gamow (; August 19, 1968 ), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov ( Russian: Георгий Антонович Гамов ), was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist — notably an early advocate and developer of Lemaître's Big Bang theory.

John Garrett Olerud (; nicknamed Big Rude, and Johnny O ; born August 5, 1968 ), is a former American first baseman in Major League Baseball.

In the summer of 1968, Caltech began construction of Big Bear Solar Observatory ( BBSO ) located on the north shore of Big Bear Lake.

Max Rafferty, former California Superintendent of Public Instruction and Republican U. S. Senate nominee in 1968, was a school administrator at Big Bear Lake High School in the late 1940s.

* 1968: The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Featuring Miss Ruth Brown ( Solid State )

* The Big Country Hits ( 1968, Decca DL 4972 / 74972 )

Traveling to New York in 1968, Lymon was signed by manager Sam Bray to his Big Apple label, and the singer returned to recording.

Meanwhile, on ABC, The Big Valley premieres ( 1965 – 1969 ), and NBC launches I Spy ( 1965 – 1968 ).

Released in 1968, the album influenced glam rock and power pop artists such as David Bowie and Big Star.

Since entering the Big Ten in 1950, Michigan State has won 14 men ’ s team titles ( 1951 – 1953, 1955 – 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970 and 1971 ).

During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Hayes's teams won five national championships ( 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970 ), captured 13 Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 205 – 61 – 10.

As head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Hayes led his teams to a 205 – 61 – 10 record (. 761 ), including three consensus national championships ( 1954, 1957 and 1968 ), two other non-consensus national titles ( 1961 and 1970 ), 13 Big Ten conference championships, and eight Rose Bowl appearances.