WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1968
Find out what all happened September to November 1968

60 Minutes debuts on CBS. (24. September 1968)

Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain (12. October 1968)

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) was found. (11. September 1968)

Penny Ann Early became the first woman to play major professional basketball, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars. (27. November 1968)

Vietnam War: Operation Sealords – United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta. (8. October 1968)

Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. (20. October 1968)

Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds. (14. October 1968)

Swaziland joins the United Nations. (24. September 1968)

The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory. (30. September 1968)

Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles. (5. October 1968)

Swaziland becomes independent. (6. September 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)

Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos. (17. November 1968)

Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, through Laos into South Vietnam. (11. November 1968)

Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. (31. October 1968)

The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X. (1. November 1968)

A second republic is declared in the Maldives. (11. November 1968)

Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S. (17. November 1968)

The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games. (18. October 1968)

Apollo program: The first live TV broadcast, by American astronauts in orbit, was performed by the Apollo 7 crew. (14. October 1968)