1968 Day by Day Omnibus
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1968 Day by Day Omnibus

Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa

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First Broadcast23 Mar 2008
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1968 Day by Day Omnibus
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Richard Nixon wins the Republican Party's nomination for the Presidential election.

Aug 2008
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Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa.

May 2008
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Thousands line the streets at Martin Luther King's funeral.

Apr 2008
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The Bank of England announces a large international loan to stave off financial problems.

Jul 2008
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ETA carry out their first assassination. Martin Luther King's killer is caught at Heathrow

Jun 2008
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Two deputy editors of the Czech Communist party newspaper are suspended.

Aug 2008
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Students riot in Bonn. Noele Gordon quits Crossroads. A strike brings Paris to a halt.

May 2008
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Welsh nationalist extremists set off another bomb. Manchester United win the European Cup.

Jun 2008
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Enoch Powell delivers his notorious Rivers of Blood speech.

Apr 2008
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Sir Hugh Greene announces he is to retire as the BBC's Director General.

Jul 2008
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Hubert Humphrey and Nelson Rockefeller launch their campaigns for the US presidency.

Jun 2008
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Including anti-Vietnam riots in London and the Duke of Edinburgh's live TV interview.

Mar 2008
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Soviet troops begin their invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Aug 2008
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Forged tickets cause havoc at the cup final. Strikes almost bring France to a standstill.

May 2008
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Enoch Powell is sacked from Edward Heath's front bench after his 'Rivers of Blood' speech.

Apr 2008
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Jane Asher announces that she has split from Paul McCartney.

Jul 2008
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The first round of elections takes place in France. Foot and mouth restrictions are lifted

Jun 2008
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Czechoslovakia's new president is sworn in and Martin Luther King protests in Memphis.

Mar 2008
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Protests against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia continue.

Aug 2008
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Preliminary peace talks between Nigeria and breakaway Biafra end inconclusively.

Aug 2008
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Another chance to look back at the events making the news 40 years ago with John Tusa.

May 2008
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Riots sweep across America following the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King.

Apr 2008
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With John Tusa. Including the return home of round-the-world yachtsman Alec Rose.

Jul 2008
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Robert Kennedy is assassinated. One of the last public executioners shows a sensitive side

Jun 2008

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