Movies set in 1968
13th Johnny Cash plays at Foulsom Prison
30th the Tet Offensive attacks Da Nang
2nd Frankfurt department stores are firebombed
4th Martin Luther King is assassinated
4th Martin Luther King is assassinated
4th Martin Luther King is assassinated
5th Danny Trejo throws a rock at a prison guard during a baseball game
5th Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated
7th the Ford sewing machinists go on strike
7th Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson dies of heart failure
23rd The Teignmouth Electron is launched
31st Donald Crowhurst begins his around the world sailing attempt in the Teignmouth Electron
20th two teenagers are gunned down on Lake Helena Road
28th Judy Garland arrives in London