Historical Events
- Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record (27'2-3/4")
Event of Interest
British Foreign Secretary George Brown resigns after having a drunken row with Prime Minister Harold Wilson
- Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock & roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri
Music History
LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"
- Uprising in South Yemen
- US Mint stops buying & selling gold
Famous Birthdays
- John Tardy, American heavy metal vocalist (Obituary - "Slowly We Rot"), born in Miami, Florida
- Jon Schaffer, American heavy metal guitarist (Iced Earth), born in Franklin, Indiana
- Kahimi Karie [Mari Hiki], Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Utsunomiya, Japan
- Mark McGrath, American rock singer (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sabrina [Salerno], Italian beauty queen (Miss Italy, 1984), and singer ("Boys"), born in Genoa, Italy
- Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician
1968 Highlights
About March 15, 1968
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 56 years, 1 month and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
#1 Song: The Legend Of Xanadu - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
