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Imax invented
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Canadian forces are merged
The three branches of the Canadian Forces are merged into one, adopting a common green uniform and Army-derived ranks -
FEA
The Florida Education Association (FEA) initiates a mass resignation of teachers to protest state funding of education. This is, in effect, the first statewide teachers' strike in the United States. -
Canadian Radio-television
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is formed -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot dead at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Riots erupt in major American cities, lasting for several days afterwards. -
Alberta's Flag is Authorized
The flag of Alberta is authorized -
Medicare came into effect.
The laws creating Canada's Medicare system come into effect -
Robert F. Kennedy Shot
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy dies from his injuries the next day. -
Postal workers go on strike
Canada Post workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers go on strike -
canada postals workers strikes end
canada postals workers strikes end -
The last steam passenger train service runs in Britain
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The Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia with over 200,000 warsaw pact troops
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Hawaii 5-0 longest running tv show on cbs
Hawaii 5-O debuts on CBS and eventually becomes the longest-running crime show in television history until Law & Order overtakes it in 2003. -
Daniel Johnson, Sr, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
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the Detroit Tigers win the 1968 World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.
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Apollo 7 is launched from Florida for an eleven day journey which will orbit the Earth 163 times
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4 men hijack Pan Am Flight 281 from JFK International Airport, New York to Havana, Cuba.
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Quebec's Legislative Assembly is renamed the National Assembly
