-
Harold goes for a swim
The search for the missing prime minster Harold Holt who dissappeared whislt swimming in Portsea Victoria. -
John Gorton is now P.M
John Gorton is now P.M due to Harold's disappearance. -
The 10,000 US airplane is lost over Vietnam.
The 10,000 US airplane is lost over Vietnam. -
Australian Boxer wins world boxing championchip
Australian Boxer Lionel Rose defeats "Harada" in Toyko world championhip's. -
Martin Luther King Jr killed
Martin Luther King is shot dead at Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. Riots fire up a few days afterwards -
Fluoridation baby!
Fluoridation of Sydney's water supply begins. -
Prince Philip in Australia
Prince Phillip stays in Australia for a 10 day visit. -
3 Aussie Journalist killed
3 Australian Journalist killed by Viet Cong -
Indira Gandhi visits Australia
Indian Prime Minsiter indira Gandhi visits Australia. -
Birth of a star
Australian singing sensation Kylie Minogue is brought into the world -
James Earl Ray arrested
James Earl Ray arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr -
Australia demolish France
Australia defeats France 20-2 in Rugby League World cup final at the SCG. -
British Comedian Commits Suicide
British comedian Tony Hancock found dead in Sydney Hotel by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol. -
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established. -
Fifty Arrests for Peace
Fifty students are arrested during an anti-Vietnam War protest in Martin Place, Sydney. -
Forty-Five Arrests for Peace
Forty five people are arrested during an anti-war protest outside the U.S. consulate in St Kilda Road, Melbourne. -
Rod Laver wins Wimbledon
Australian tennis player Rod Laver wins Men's Singles tennis title in the first Open Wimbledon -
Saddam
Saddam Hussein becomes Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Iraq after a coup d'état. -
Black Militants
Black militants led by Fred (Ahmed) Evans engage in a fierce gunfight with police in the Glenville Shootout of Cleveland, Ohio. 23-28 July, 1968 -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Truong Dinh Dzu is sentenced to 5 years hard labor, for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war. -
London Television
Thames Television starts transmission in London. -
R.I.P Jack Pizzey
The Premier of Queensland, Jack Pizzey, dies in office. -
The Incrediable Eric!
Australian actor Eric Bana is born today. -
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring of political liberalization ends, as 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 5,000 tanks invade Czechoslovakia. -
First Medal of Honour to Black Marine
The Medal of Honor is posthumously awarded to James Anderson, Jr. — he is the first black U.S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor. -
Hydrogen Bomb
France explodes its first hydrogen bomb. -
Dally M winner
Cronulla Sharks halfback wins Dally M award
(Date Unknown) -
Beatle Mania
The Beatles reach the highest positions in the music charts for 1968 worldwide. -
60 Minutes News Programme
60 Minutes, a CBS News program which premiered in 1968 -
Logie Award Winner Normie Rowe - King Of Pop
King of Pop: Normie Rowe
Day & Month Unknown , but he won this award for the year of 1968 -
Calvin Klein is found!
The American fashion and perfume brand Calvin Klein was found in 1968 by Calvin Klein and it is now current owned by Phillips-Van Heusen.
(the date of when it was found is UNKNOWN) -
Australian Jewellery Design Awards
The biennial Australian Jewellery Design Awards, established in 1968 by the Jewellers Association of Australia, recognise excellence in design and craftsmanship. Entry pieces are made predominantly from Australian precious metals and/or natural gemstones, pearls or opals. Day and Month Uknown, but was in the year of the 1968 -
Year of the Rabbit
South Sydney Rabbitohs defeat Manly Sea Eagles (13-9) in the NSWRL grand final at the SCG -
Carlton Bomb the Bombers
The Carlton Blues just beat the Essendon Bombers (56-53) in the VFL grand final -
Yellow Submarine - Beatles
In 1968 the animated film Yellow Submarine was released. Featuring a cartoon version of the band, the film was created with little involvement by the group who appear only in the closing scene. -
Wolverine!
Australian actor Hugh Jackman is born -
Western Australia Earthquake
The town of Meckering, Western Australia, is badly damaged by an earthquake. -
Unlawful Interrogation
Minister for the Army Phillip Lynch admits that Australian Army troops may have breached the Geneva Convention by using water torture during the interrogation of a female Viet Cong suspect. -
It's raining at melbourne
Rain Lover win Melbourne Cup -
Fashion 'CUE'
Much loved Australian Retailer 'Cue' first opened their store(s) in 1968 -
Tasmanian Referendum
A referendum is held in Tasmania to allow the granting of Australia's first casino license to the Wrest Point Hotel. The referendum is passed. -
MacRobertson Miller Viscount Plane Crash
A MacRobertson Miller Viscount plane crashes south of Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing 26 people.
