Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Love is Blue" by Paul Mauriat
In the UK:
"Cinderella Rockefella" by Esther & Abi Ofarim
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Famous people born on the 10th of March: |
1415 - Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)
1503 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1564)
1845 - Alexander III of Russia (d. 1894)
1957 - Osama bin Laden, Saudi-born Islamic extremist
1958 - Sharon Stone, American actress
1963 - Neneh Cherry, Swedish musician
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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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