North Korea seizes US Navy ship Pueblo; holds 83 on board as spies (Jan. 23)
North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War (Jan.-Feb.)
American soldiers massacre 347 civilians at My Lai (March 16)
President Johnson announces he will not seek or accept presidential renomination (March 31).
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, is slain in Memphis (April 4).
James Earl Ray, indicted in King murder, is sentenced to 99 years.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is shot and critically wounded in Los Angeles hotel after winning California primary (June 5) he dies June 6.
Czechoslovakia is invaded by the Russians and Warsaw Pact forces to crush liberal regime (Aug. 20).
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey
Population: 200,706,052
Life expectancy: 70.2 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 33.7
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 30.7
Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 7.33
US GDP (1998 dollars) $910.6 billion
Federal spending: $178.13 billion
Federal debt: $368.7 billion
Median Household Income(current dollars): $7,743
Consumer Price Index: 34.8
Unemployment: 3.8%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05 ($0.06 as of 1/7/68)
Super Bowl.....Green Bay d. Oakland (33-14)
World Series.....Detroit d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)
NBA Championship.....Boston d. LA Lakers (4-2)
Stanley Cup.....Montreal d. St. Louis (4-0)
Wimbledon.....Women: Billie Jean King d. J. Tegart (9-7 7-5)
Wimbleton.....Men: Rod Laver d. T. Roche (6-3 6-4 6-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion.....Forward Pass
NCAA Basketball Championship.....UCLA d. North Carolina (78-55)
NCAA Football Champions.....Ohio St. (10-0-0)
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