1968: Those Were The Days

Author: Brian Williams

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Price : $37.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780750984300
Publisher : History Press Limited, The
Imprint : History Press Limited, The
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Weight (g) : 0.449056
Publication date : 01 October 2017
Dimensions : 234mm X 156mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 37.99
Availability date : 01 December 2017
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Author : Brian Williams
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 909.826
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Pages : 192
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Description

A compendium of milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture, politics, and news at home and abroad from 1968, including the Assassination of Martin Luther King, an introduction of the Ford Escort, Apollo 8 and the first orbit of the moon, the Viet Cong Offensive, Bobby Kennedy getting shot and killed, the first episode of Gardener's World and Dad's Army, Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech, the Beatles founding Apple Records, Manchester United winning the European Cup, the first 747 Jumbo Jet, the Mexico massacre at the Olympics, the last steam train service running on British Rail, the Soviets invade Czechoslovakia, the equal pay disputes at Ford's Dagenham factory, Formula 1 Racer Jim Clark is killed, Nixon is elected US President, Mary Hopkin sang "Those Were the Days"-and more.

Author description

Brian Williams is the authors of over 30 history and heritage titles. He currently lives in Sussex.

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