February 22nd to February 29th
Thursday, February 22nd, 1968 - The Philip Morris Company introduces its newest brand of cigarette "Virginia Slims", which is marketed towards the "modern woman".
Friday, February 23rd, 1968 - Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers becomes the first player to surpass the 25,000 career point mark during a game against the Detroit Pistons in Philadelphia.
Saturday, February 24th, 1968 - Folks singer Pete Seeger is allowed to sing his previously censored anti-Johnson administration song "Knee Deep In the Big Muddy" on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour".
Sunday, February 25th, 1968 - 27-year-old Cale Yarborough, of Timmonsville, South Carolina, wins the 10th annual Daytona 500 in front of a record crowd of 94,800 spectators.
Monday, February 26th, 1968 - Thirty-two nations pledge to boycott the 1968 Summer Olympic Games (scheduled for October) in protest of the International Olympic Committee's decision to permit South Africa's participation.
Tuesday, February 27th, 1968 - At the end of his evening broadcast, CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite makes an unprecedented break with journalistic objectivity to offer his bleak assessment of the Vietnam War. Saying that the U.S. was "mired in a stalemate", he suggests that the only rational way out is through negotiation. Upon hearing the broadcast, President Lyndon Johnson reportedly said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America".
Wednesday, February 28th, 1968 - Michigan Governor and Republican presidential candidate George Romney (father of 2008 presidential candidate Mitt Romney) declares he is dropping out of the race.
Thursday, February 29th, 1968 - The 10th annual Grammy Awards are held, recognizing the best of 1967. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins album of the year, "Up, Up, and Away" wins song of the year, and Bobbie Gentry wins for best new artist. Other Grammy winners include Aretha Franklin and Glen Campbell.