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1968
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1
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1
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ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Infop~ Entertainmentp~ Contemp & FM)
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0
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1968
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1
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1
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Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain
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0
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1968
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1
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1
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Netherlands gets color TV
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0
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1968
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1
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1
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WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochranp~ GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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0
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1968
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1
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2
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Zizi closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances
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0
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1968
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1
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2
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Christian Barnard performs 2nd heart transplant
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0
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1968
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1
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2
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KBHK TV channel 44 in San Franciscop~ CA (IND) begins broadcasting
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0
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1968
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1
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4
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Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas
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0
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1968
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1
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4
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Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million
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0
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1968
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1
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5
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Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law
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0
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1968
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1
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5
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Dubcek succeeds pres Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia
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0
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1968
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1
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6
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"Beatles' ""Magical Mystery Tourp~"" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks"
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0
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1968
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1
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6
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Dr N E Shumway performs 1st US adult cardiac transplant operation
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0
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1968
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1
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6
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Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon
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0
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1968
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1
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7
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GE College Bowl quiz show premieres on NBC TV
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0
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1968
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1
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7
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1st class postage raised from 5 cents to 6 cents
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0
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1968
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1
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8
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Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV
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0
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1968
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1
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9
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1st ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana
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0
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1968
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1
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9
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Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon
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0
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1968
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1
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11
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Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)
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0
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