The first heart transplant is performed and the first microwave hits the store shelves. The UCI Alumni Association is established. 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles.
Soviet tanks invade Prague.
The first African American, Arthur Ashe, wins U.S. Open championship. Jackie Kennedy weds tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Two medalists at the Mexico Olympics raised their fists on the winners podium in a black power salute. Oct. 1969 New York Mets win their first World Series. Richard Nixon is sworn in as president.