October 15th to October 21st
Tuesday, October 15th, 1968 - On the fourth day of the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City, Wyomia Tyus of Griffin, Georgia sets a world record of eleven seconds flat in the 100 meter race.
Wednesday, October 16th, 1968
- The most enduring image of the 1968 Olympics occurs when Tommie Smith (Gold Medal-winner in the 200 meter dash) and John Carlos (Bronze Medal-winner in the 200 meter dash) raise their fists in the Black Power salute during the awards ceremony.
Thursday, October 17th, 1968 - Japanese auther Yasunari Kawabata is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Friday, October 18th, 1968 - London police arrest John Lennon and Yoko Ono for possession of marijuana at their apartment in Montague Square.
Saturday, October 19th, 1968 - Jimi Hendrix totals his Corvette Stingray after leaving a party in Los Angeles, California, but fortunately is uninjured.
Sunday, October 20th, 1968 - To the suprise of many, Jacqueline Kennedy (39) marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onasis (62) on the Greek island of Skorpios.
Sunday, October 21st, 1968 - 14 North Vietnamese prisoners of war are permitted to return to their homeland by U.S. military authorities in what is described as a goodwill gesture.