May 22nd to May 31st
Wednesday, May 22nd, 1968 - The worst civilian helicopter crash in U.S. history occurs when a Los Angeles Airways helicopter crashes en route from Disneyland to Los Angeles, killing all 23 people on board. Three months later, on August 14th, the same company crashes another helicopter (this time en route from Los Angeles to Disneyland), killing all 21 people on board.
Thursday, May 23rd, 1968 - The Beatles open their second Apple Boutique at 161 King's Road in London. The night before, John & Yoko make their first public appearance together at a party celebrating the opening.
Friday, May 24th, 1968 - A radical Marxist separtist group in Canada called the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec) bombs the U.S. consulate in Quebec City.
Saturday, May 25th, 1968 - The Rolling Stones release their hit single "Jumping Jack Flash", with "Child of the Moon" on the B-side.
Sunday, May 26th, 1968 - R & B singer William "Little Willie" John, who wrote the 1958 hit "Fever" dies at the age of 30 in Washington State Prison.
Monday, May 27th, 1968 - George Halas, 73, resigns as head coach of the Chicago Bears. Halas had coached the team since 1921.
Tuesday, May 28th, 1968 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy becomes the first Kennedy to ever suffer an election defeat when he loses the Oregon Democratic presidential primary to anti-war candidate Eugene McCarthy.
Wednesday, May 29th, 1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law the Truth In Lending Act, requiring that consumers be informed of the cost of credit.
Thursday, May 30th, 1968 - The 52nd Annual Memorial Day Indianapolis 500 is won by Bobby Unser, 34, driving his turbo-charged Eagle Offenhauer. 1968 is the last year that Memorial Day is observed on May 30th (as it had been for the past 100 years), for on June 28th Congress passes the Uniform Holidays Bill, which changes the observance of Memorial Day to the last Monday of May.
Friday, May 31st, 1968 - Delegates from the secessionist state of Biafra walk out of peace talks (started May 23rd) with Nigeria in Kampala, Uganda. Since declaring its independence from Nigeria a year ago, Biafra had been ravaged by civil war and widespread famine. It gave up its independence on January 15, 1970.