Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Hey Jude" by The Beatles
In the UK:
"Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin
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Famous people born on the 25th of October: |
1330 - Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384)
1806 - Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856)
1838 - Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)
1881 - Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
1921 - King Michael I of Romania
1935 - Russell Schweickart, astronaut
1944 - Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
1955 - Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions)
1962 - Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 |
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Luis Walter Alvarez
1911-1988
for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis
USA
University of California - Berkeley, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1968 (USA) |
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$0.53 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1968 |
Oliver!
directed by Carol Reed
with Ron Moody (Fagin) and Jack Wild (The Artful Dodger)
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Designed in 1968 |
The Bouloum chaise
by Olivier Mourgue |
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