Historical Events
- 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina, 78-55; Bruins back-to-back titles; Lew Alcindor tournament Most Outstanding Player for the 2nd of 3 consecutive years
- France retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with an 14-9 win over Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff; first Grand Slam victory for France
Song To A Seagull
Reprise Records releases "Song To A Seagull", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's debut studio album
- Rev Walter Fauntroy, is 1st non-voting congressional delegate from DC
Famous Birthdays
- Atul Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90)
- Curtis Mayfield, Canadian CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders, 1996-99), born in Dallas, Texas
- Damon Albarn, English rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Blur - "Girls & Boys"; "Country House"; Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"; "Feels Good, Inc."), born in Whitechapel, London
- David Maeva, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
- Mark Maddox, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- Mike Atherton, cricketer (Lancashire batsman and England captain)
- Mitch Cullin, American novelist (A Slight Trick of the Mind), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Famous Deaths
- Edwin O'Connor, American writer (The Edge of Sadness - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1962), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 49
- Lauwrens Voorthuyzen [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch religious sect leader, dies at 70
Died in 1968 1968 Highlights
About March 23, 1968
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 56 years, 1 month and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
#1 Song: Lady Madonna - The Beatles
