Thursday, October 31, 1968

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The Headlines

2 Americans Win Nobel Prizes In Chemistry and Physics for '68; 2 U.S. SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PRIZE

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hey Jude

The Beatles

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

• Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.

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• Great Drought of 1968: Amidst a collapse of hydropower President of Chile Eduardo Frei Montalva decrees the establishment of daylight saving time.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Hokusai (1760)
• John Keats (1795)
• Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
• Johannes Vermeer (1632)
• Peter Jackson (1961)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1960)