WHAT ALL HAPPENED ON 16. OCTOBER 1968
Look what happened on 16. October 1968

Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (16. October 1968)

Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country. (16. October 1968)

United States athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are kicked off the US team for participating in the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute. (16. October 1968)

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