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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1968
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| December 0, 1968 |
Delta adopts the slogan "Delta is ready when you are"
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Delta Air Lines
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| January 28, 1968 |
The U.S.S. Pueblo under the command of Lloyd Bucher, is approached by 6 North Korean ships and forced into shore. At the time the Pueblo was 24 miles offshore.
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Dean Rusk
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| March 14, 1968 |
Final proposal prepared for the Georgia Botanical Garden in Athens. |
| April 3, 1968 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, at the Masonic Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech
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Martin Luther King
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| April 4, 1968 |
Martin Luther King is assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
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Martin Luther King
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| April 8, 1968 |
Max Cleland is wounded by an enemy grenade in Vietnam. As a result of the explosion he lost both legs and his right arm. While in Vietnam he won the Bronze Start of Meritorious Service and the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action.
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Max Cleland
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| April 9, 1968 |
Martin Luther King's funeral is held in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Lester Maddox, governor of the state at the time, refuses to close the state government in honor of the slain Civil Rights leader, or attend the funeral. Maddox felt King was an "enemy of the country." The governor additionally stationed 64 riot-helmeted state troopers at the entrances of the capitol to protect "the property of the state." |
| April 9, 1968 |
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Lester Maddox |
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Martin Luther King
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| April 22, 1968 |
FBI memo orders an investigation into Ralph David Abernathy, who replaced Martin Luther King as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Martin Luther King
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
| June 8, 1968 |
James Earl Ray is apprehended at Heathrow Airport in London, England. He will be convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King
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| June 29, 1968 |
Fire destroys the Norcross Central Telephone office. Several thousand customers are without service for days. Telephone service is inconsistent for 4 months
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| July 7, 1968 |
Elvis Presley records In the Ghetto
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'Mac' Davis |
| July 14, 1968 |
Henry Aaron hits his 500th home run.
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Hank Aaron
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| August 28, 1968 |
Julian Bond is nominated for Vice-President at the Democratic National Convention. |
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Julian Bond |
| October 2, 1968 |
National Trail System Act becomes law. This protects the 79 miles of The Appalachian Trail in Georgia, making it the first federal lineal park, along with the other 2000+ miles in other states. The land falls under management by the National Park Service
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| October 8, 1968 |
The Shade (1880), a sculpture by artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is donated to the Woodruff Arts Center (formerly the Atlanta Arts Association) in memory of the 122 members of the Association who died in an airplane crash at Orly Field, June 3, 1962 |
| October 26, 1968 |
New Norcross Central Telephone office opens. Residents return to normal service for the first time in 4 months.
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| November 5, 1968 |
Democrat Herman Talmadge defeats Republican E. Earl Patton, Jr. in the general election for U. S. Senator |
| December 17, 1968 |
Ruth Eiseman-Schier, the first woman ever to appear on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list, is arrested from the kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle. Mackle, who was eventually rescued, had been buried alive in a coffin-like box in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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| December 22, 1968 |
Gary Steven Krist is arrested in Punta Gorda, Florida by FBI and local police. He was one of the criminals who kidnapped heiress Barbara Mackle. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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| December 24, 1968 |
The crew members of the U. S. S. Pueblo are released after Major General Gilbert Woodward signed an apology. Dean Rusk, who had been heavily involved the negotiations, had Woodward sign a document disavowing any wrongdoing, stating the US did not apologize, and that the only reason the U. S. signed the document was to free the prisoners. Rusk publicly labeled the apology as "...a lie" before it was signed.
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Dean Rusk
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