1968: Week 13
Weekly timeline for 1968: A year of change and tumult March 25: The 58th and final new episode of “The Monkees†airs on NBC. March 26: Joan Baez marries antiwar activist David Harris. March 26: Blues artist Little Willie John dies in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. March 26: Kenny Chesney is born in […]
1968: Week 12
Weekly timeline for 1968: A year of change and tumult March 18: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for gold as the backing of U.S. currency. March 18: Mel Brooks’ “The Producers†opens. March 18: In Paris, youths set off bombs in the offices of Chase Manhattan Bank, the Bank of America and Trans World […]
1968: Week 11
Weekly timeline for 1968: A year of change and tumult March 12: A Miami-bound flight is commandeered to Cuba March 12: Aaron Eckhart born in Cupertino, Calif. March 13: Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and Humble Oil and Refining Company (now Exxon) announce the discovery of oil on Alaska’s North Slope (Prudhoe Bay). March 15: President […]
1968: Week 10
Weekly timeline for 1968: A year of change and tumult March 4: Jean-Luc Godard’s “La Chinoise†opens. March 4: Martin Luther King Jr. announces plans for a Poor People’s Campaign. March 6: Psychedelic exploitation pic “Psych-Out,†directed by Richard Rush and starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Barbara Strasberg and Dean Stockwell (and with cinematography by […]