October 22nd to October 31st
Tuesday, October 22nd, 1968 - In Japan 800,000 students and labor unionists take to the streets to mark International Antiwar Day.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 1968
- Boxer George Foreman of Houston, Texas, having fought only 18 fights befor the Olympic Games, wins the Gold Medal in the Heavyweight Division.
Thursday, October 24th, 1968 - The Yavapai tribe of Arizona wins a $5 million settlement for nine million acres of land taken in 1874.
Friday, October 25th, 1968 - Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, gives birth to her first child, a girl named Lucinda Desha Robb.
Saturday, October 26th, 1968 - As the space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. heats up, the Soviet Union successfully launches "Soyuz 3" (their third manned space craft) just four days after America's first manned spacecraft (Apollo 7) safely returned to earth.
Sunday, October 27th, 1968 - The XIX Olympics in Mexico City close with the U.S. capturing the most medals: 45 Gold, 28 Silver, and 34 Bronze.
Sunday, October 28th, 1968 - Tens of thousands of Czechoslovakians mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Czechoslovak republic with twelve hours of anit-Soviet demonstrations.
Sunday, October 29th, 1968 - Racecar drive Graham Hill of Great Britain wins his second Formula One World Championship title.
Sunday, October 30th, 1968 - Embassy Pictures releases "The Lion In Winter", a film about King Henry II of France, starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn.
Sunday, October 31st, 1968 - Members of the feminist organization W.I.T.C.H. (the Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) stage a "hex" of Wall Street at a branch of Chase Manhattan Bank.