WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1968
Find out what all happened March to September 1968

The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway. (29. April 1968)

The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. (1. July 1968)

Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO. (1. July 1968)

The nuclear-powered submarine the USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores. (22. May 1968)

Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repealed the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. (18. March 1968)

Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah. (21. March 1968)

FLQ separatists bomb the U.S. consulate in Quebec City. (24. May 1968)

An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261. (2. August 1968)

Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention. (28. August 1968)

As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley, Utah, US, over 6,000 sheep are found dead. (17. March 1968)

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

Robert F. Kennedy's funeral takes place at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City. (8. June 1968)

Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals. (21. August 1968)

The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. (8. July 1968)

General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado. (16. March 1968)

Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God. (30. June 1968)

Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship. (28. March 1968)

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

Garfield Sobers became the first batsman ever to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket. (31. August 1968)

The first of the East L.A. walkouts take place at several high schools. (6. March 1968)

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