1968-5

The Beat of the Brass

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

昭和43年

5/

つげ義春の「ねじ式」が月刊『ガロ』6月増刊号「つげ義春特集」に発表され、漫画界のみならず世間に衝撃を与える。

5/1 水

日商と岩井産業が合併調印、日商岩井設立。

5/1 水

三洋電機が電気掃除機「太郎」を発売。

5/8 水

富山県イタイイタイ病が公害病に認定される。

5/11 土

京王帝都電鉄が、井の頭線に全国初の冷房車を使用する。

5/15 水

山梨県韮崎市の国道20号で、関西方面へ修学旅行に行く同県大和村の中学生が乗った観光バスにトラックが追突。男子生徒や引率の教授ら6名が死亡。

5/16 木

十勝沖地震。北海道南部・東北地方北部で、マグニチュード7.9の大地震が発生し、死者行方不明者合せて52名を出す。

5/16 木

十勝沖地震発生。

5/20 月

原爆特別措置法が公布される。

5/21 火

フランスで、この日の一千万人が参加したと言われるゼネラル・ストライキが発生。学生の街頭占拠と労働者のストライキが一ヶ月に渡って続発した五月革命の発端であり、かつ頂点となる。

1968

5/1 Wed

Ben Franklin in Paris closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 215 perfs

5/1 Wed

Phillies J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup

5/2 Thu

1st performance of Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony

5/2 Thu

22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakersp~ 4 games to 2

5/2 Thu

Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London

5/2 Thu

Israeli television begins transmitting

5/3 Fri

Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica Intl

5/4 Sat

1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneersp~ 4 games to 3

5/4 Sat

94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins

5/4 Sat

Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02_

1968

5/4 Sat

"Mary Hopkin performs on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks. Hopkin catches the attention of model Twiggy, who recommends her to Paul McCartney. McCartney would soon sign Hopkin to Apple Records."

5/5 Sun

"Buffalo Springfield performs together for the last time in Long Beach, California."

5/7 Tue

Aretha Franklin records her live LP Aretha In Paris at the Olympia Theater.

5/7 Tue

"Karlheinz Stockhausen begins composing his fifteen intuitive music works, Aus den sieben Tagen."

5/14 Tue

"At a press conference, John Lennon and Paul McCartney introduce the Beatles' new business concept, Apple Corps, Ltd., a disastrously mismanaged entertainment company that included a recording studio, a record label, and clothing store."

5/26 Sun

Blues artist Little Willie John dies in prison after being convicted of manslaughter.

5/30 Thu

"The Beatles begin recording The White Album (officially titled, simply, The Beatles). Sessions would span over 4 months, ending on October 14."

6/

David Ruffin is fired from The Temptations

6/20 Thu

"Martha Reeves & the Vandellas make their debut at the Copacabana in New York City, winning a rave review in the New York Times. The engagement was recorded but remains in the Motown vaults."

7/7 Sun

The Yardbirds perform for the last time before disbanding.

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