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October Country released one final single, "Cowboys and Indians", before disbanding later in 1968. Although commercial success eluded the band, it showcased Lloyd's potential as a producer, awarding him an opportunity to record with a studio group called the Smoke. The band released an album in 1968, featuring a cover version of
Chart history. Jeannie C. Riley 's "Harper Valley PTA" also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to inspire a film and a TV show. Merle Haggard had three number ones in 1968. Glen Campbell achieved his first number one in 1968 with "I Wanna Live". Hot Country Singles number ones of 1968. Issue date.
October 11–22, 1968: Apollo 7 launched with Eisele, Schirra and Cunningham October 12, 1968: Equatorial Guinea becomes world's newest nation October 12, 1968: Summer Olympics open in Mexico City, 10 days after protesters massacred October 16, 1968: U.S. Olympians Carlos and Smith protest during U.S. anthem October 18, 1968: Bob Beamon shatters long jump record
March 1 – Johnny Cash and June Carter are married. November – The Country Music Association Awards are aired on television for the first time. Hosted by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the awards show is taped in October and aired on NBC a month later. December 3 – Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special airs on NBC.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
This is a list of Billboard magazine's ranking of the top country singles of 1968.. The ranking was based on performance on the Billboard Country Chart during the period from January 6, 1968, to August 31, 1968. [1]
Injured. +1000. The Tlatelolco massacre (Spanish: La Masacre de Tlatelolco) was a military massacre committed by the Mexican Armed Forces against the students of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), and other universities in Mexico. The massacre followed a series of large demonstrations ...
The 1968 protests in Yugoslavia were part of a broader wave of student uprisings that occurred globally that year, such as in France, Mexico, and the United States. These protests, primarily centered at the University of Belgrade, had a significant impact on the political landscape of Yugoslavia under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito .