October 18th (1968) was a Friday. It's the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 18th October, 1968
» The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie C. Smith e.g Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics called Mexico City games.