Historical Events
Television Premiere
"60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV
Mike Wallace
Harry Reasoner
- "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show
Event of Interest
NY Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack
Gil Hodges
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Deaths
- Harry Robert Wilson, American composer, dies at 67
- Robert Arthur Ley, English sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X), dies at 47
1968 Highlights
About September 24, 1968
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 10 months and 8 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra
