February 8th to February 14th
Thursday, February 8th, 1968 - 20th Century-Fox releases the film "Planet of the Apes", starring Charlton Heston.
Friday, February 9th, 1968 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and U.K. Prime Minister Harold Wilson complete two days of talks in Washington, D.C.
Saturday, February 10th, 1968 - New York City garbage collectors return to work after a nine-day sanitation workers strike which left over 100,000 tons of garbage piled up on the city streets.
Sunday, February 11th, 1968 - The United States' only gold medal from the 1968 Winter Olympic Games is awared to Peggy Fleming in the Women's Figure Skating event.
Monday, February 12th, 1968 - Ramparts Publishing releases "Soul On Ice", the controversial prison writings of Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver.
Tuesday, February 13th, 1968 - Silent Screen star Mae Marsh, who starred in D.W. Griffith's 1915 film "The Birth of A Nation", dies at the age of 73 in Hermosa Beach, California.
Wednesday, February 14th, 1968 - Neil Simon's comedy play "Plaza Suite", starring George C. Scott and Maureen Stapleton, opens in New York City at the Plymouth Theater.