1968

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Events

Dated Events

  • Real World: February 16. The first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system begins service in Haleyville, Alabama.
  • Real World: June 5. Robert F. Kennedy is shot by Sirhan Sirhan; he dies the next day.
  • Real World: August 20. Warsaw Pact forces invade Czechoslovakia to stop their process of political reform.

Undated Events

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Star Quest by Dean Koontz.

Notable Films

Against All Odds, Bamboo Saucer, Barbarella, Black Lizard, Blackbeard's Ghost, Brides of the Beast, Cauldron of Blood, Charly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dr. Faustus, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Island of the Lost, Macabre Serenade, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mission Mars, Night of the Living Dead, Planet of the Apes, Quatermass and the Pit, Romeo and Juliet, Rosemary's Baby, Sinister Invasion, Snake People, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Torture Garden, The Vengeance of She, Wild in the Streets.

Notable Television Series

  • Beginning: The Adventures of Gulliver, The Batman/Superman Hour, Fantastic Voyage, Land of the Giants, The Prisoner.
  • Continuing: The Avengers (Season 7), Dark Shadows (Season 3), Doctor Who (Season 6), Fantastic Four (Season 2), The Invaders (Season 2 ends), Spider-Man (Season 2), Star Trek (Season 3), The Wild Wild West (Season 4).
  • Ending: The Amazing Three (U.S.), Batman, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, The Herculoids, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Lost in Space, The Man from UNCLE, Mighty Mightor, Samson and Goliath becomes Young Samson (then ends), The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Super President and Spy Shadow.


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