1968... Dad's Army, Basil Brush and Hawaii Five-0... Nearest and Dearest, Please Sir!, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Oliver!       Jumpin' Jack Flash, Hey Jude and Lily The Pink. Tomorrow's World with Raymond Baxter, the Olympics in Mexico, Rod Laver wins Wimbledon, Sports Personality of the Year: David Hemery (Olympic Gold Medal 400m Hurdles and new World Record) and the final number 1 album of the year was The Beatles White Album. Graham Hill driving for Lotus is the Grand Prix World Champion. Apollo 7 completes the first earth orbit test of the Apollo Command and Service modules. Martin Luther King was shot and killed in Memphis. Births of '68 include: Celine Dion, Christian Slater, Guy Richie, Will Smith and Lisa Marie Presley.