November 1968 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1968.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on November 1968: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of November 1968?
Events
- 01 Nov 1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
- 02 Nov 1968 Her First Roman closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 17 performances
- 03 Nov 1968 Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon
- 04 Nov 1968 Battles between Jordan army and Al Fatah-arm forces
- 05 Nov 1968 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain
- 06 Nov 1968 Nixon elected 37th President of US, defeating Hubert Humphrey
- 08 Nov 1968 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John Lennon.
- 10 Nov 1968 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
- 11 Nov 1968 John Lennon andYoko Ono appear nude on cover of 2 Virgins album
- 12 Nov 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 13 Nov 1968 Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP
- 14 Nov 1968 National Turn in Your Draft Card Day features draft card burning
- 15 Nov 1968 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary Ball Four
- 17 Nov 1968 Zorba opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 305 performances
- 18 Nov 1968 Military coup in Mali, President Keita ousted
- 19 Nov 1968 Mali military coup, President Modibo Keita flees
- 20 Nov 1968 The Farmington Mine Disaster in Farmington, West Virginia, kills seventy-eight men.
- 21 Nov 1968 Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt
- 22 Nov 1968 1st interracial TV kiss
- 23 Nov 1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their first NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson.
- 24 Nov 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational
- 26 Nov 1968 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O J Simpson, Southern California
- 29 Nov 1968 John andYoko release their 1st album Two Virgins in the UK
- 30 Nov 1968 56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21
- 05 Nov 1968 Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in November 1968?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- The Beatles - Hey Jude
- Diana Ross and the Supremes - Love Child
- Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
- O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples
- Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
- The Scaffold - Lily The Pink
- Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
- Nina Simone - Ain't Got No / I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do
- Barry Ryan - Eloise
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in November 1968?
Preserve And Protect
By: Allen Drury
The President of the United States is killed in a plane accident shortly after winning his nomination in a highly contested race for reelection.
Testimony of Two Men
By: Taylor Caldwell
A young, troubled doctor, a divided Pennsylvania town, and a national scandal at the turn of the century -- these turbulent elements inspired Taylor Caldwell to write a major novel. It is a detailed account of love, loss, redemption and …
The Hurricane Years
By: Cameron Hawley
Cameron Hawley's The Hurricane Years, 1968, 1st edition. Published by Little, Brown & Company. Hardcover, 567 pages, with dust jacket.
On Reflection
By: Helen Hayes and Sandford Dody
Helen Hayes addresses her grandchildren in the introduction to her autobiography. She writes, "It's no longer fashionable for people to have faith. But your grandmother has never been known for her chic style."
Heaven Help Us!
By: Herbert Tarr
"This book is very funny and should calm some anxieties of curious gentiles who are unsure what actually happens inside the fancy synagogue at 13th Avenue...