yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Sunday, June 9, 1968

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

President Joins Kennedys In Tribute at Graveside; Service for Kennedy Is Held in Arlington at Night With Johnson Joining in Tribute

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Mrs. Robinson

Simon & Garfunkel

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1968

  • Sock it to me!

Tech Check

Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

21,180 days ago

(58 years, 10 days)