The temperature on October 1, 1968 was between 7.5 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
April 6 » In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
July 20 » The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
September 24 » First episode of 60 Minutes airs on television.
December 20 » The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California.
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