I was thinking about the baby boomer year of 1968 and all that was going on in that hectic time period. Here are a few 1968 facts. Be a Groovy Boomer and help us build a baby boomer generation list of facts and news from what you recall or know about that year. In 1968:
Pueblo and crew seized by North Koreans
Martin Luther King assassination Memphis
Sirhan Sirhan assassinates Robert Kennedy
James Earl Ray arrested for murder of Marten Luther King
Richard Nixon elected president
Jackie Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
Prague invaded by soviet tanks
Tet offensive launched by Viet Cong
Civil Rights Act is passed
Jane Mansfield dies in car crash
Fashion for men is wide ties
Fashion for women is rings on all fingers
Most popular TV shows - Laugh-in, Gomer Pyle, Bonanza
Wimbledon Title won by Billie Jean King
Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City
Popular movies – Oliver, 2001, Planet of the Apes
Average price of a car , $2,450.00
Gallon of Milk, $1.21
Loaf of bread, $0.21
Postage stamp, $0.06
Average price of a home, $26,600


