1968

This is a timeline page for moments that occurred in 1968 in the Danaverse.

April 14

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison holds a private meeting in his office with businessman, Clay Shaw on a rainy Easter Sunday as part of his investigation into the Assassination of President Kennedy. The conversation soon becomes confrontational with Garrison accusing Shaw of being part of a conspiracy in the assassination. (JFK)

April 15

Jim Garrison is ambushed by members of the New Orleans press outside his office as his investigation into the Assassination of President Kennedy is made public. (JFK)

April 22

David Ferrie, a person of interest in Jim Garrison's investigation into the Assassination of President Kennedy is found dead in his home. (JFK)

April 24

Jim Garrison speaks with a man in Washington, DC referring to himself only as X and receives military background knowledge behind the assassination of President Kennedy. (JFK)

May 1

Clay Shaw is arrested for conspiracy in the assassination of President John F Kennedy. (JFK)

May 6

NBC News airs a "white paper" special report critical of Jim Garrison and his investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy. Watching from home, Garrison figures his "reputation is safe with the people watching Laugh-In, not realizing that Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, itself an NBC program had ended its first season of programming the previous week. (JFK)

June 4

Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated outside the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. Watching coverage from his home in New Orleans, Jim Garrison suspects that Dr King's death is linked to the secret history of plots against leaders for peace, as President John F Kennedy was. (JFK)

June 7

Jim Garrison makes an appearance on the Jerry Johnson Show on NBC and has a humorous, but contentious interview by its titular host about Jim's investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy. (JFK)

June 8

Jim Garrison survives an ambush from US federal agents in Los Angeles before flying back to New Orleans, arriving home that night. (JFK)

US Senator Robert F Kennedy of New York is assassinated after winning the California Primary during his campaign for President. (JFK)

July 18

Lucia Moretti becomes a Torchwood agent. (Torchwood 303, Children of Earth, Day Three)

July 20

The Cylons violate the peace treaty with humanity, launching a massive attack against the colonies and forcing the last surviving battleship of the colonies, the Battlestar Galactica to flee. Led by Commander Adama, Galactica fends off the Cylon attacks as they search for the lost 13th colony called Earth. (Battlestar Galactica (1978) 101, Saga of a Star World)

September 2

Jimi Hendrix and his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience release their new album, Electric Ladyland. Included is their cover of All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan. The song is sent back through time by Zoe Graystone. (Battlestar Galactica (2004) 320, Crossroads Part II) (Danaverse)

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Many events depicted in JFK occur on different dates than in other universes, including our own.