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Born in 1968: fun facts, prices and a free printable 58th birthday party kit

Someone you know turns 58 in 2026. Their birth year brought Hot Wheels, Intel and Apollo 8, and a free printable party kit is waiting below.

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The short answer

In 1968 Apollo 8 carried the first people around the Moon, Intel was founded and the first 911 call was placed. Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympics, where Bob Beamon set a long-jump record, and Hot Wheels rolled out. Richard Nixon won the presidency, and Oliver! took Best Picture.

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Born in 1968 lettered in dark green among cartoon icons of a toy race car, a rocket, a vinyl record and a birthday cake
Digital illustration. Born in 1968, with a toy race car, a rocket, a vinyl record and a birthday cake.

Anyone born in 1968 arrived the year Apollo 8 circled the Moon, Intel opened for business and Mexico City hosted the Olympics.

This page walks through the year's headlines, prices at the store and famous birthdays, then its movies, music, TV and sports. It finishes with party ideas and a printable set of 1968 trivia and games, free for signed-in visitors.

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What’s in the free printable Born in 1968 party kit?

27 printable pages in 3 PDFs for the 58th birthday party: 12 games, a host guide with every answer, and table cards. Print it at home, hand out pens and let the stories start.

Free printable PDFs with an InviteBird account: 3 files, each in US Letter and A4.

A look inside the kit

  • Game 1: Meet & mingle bingo

  • Game 2: The 1968 headline quiz

  • Game 3: What did it cost in 1968?

  • Game 4: The 1968 birthday club

  • Game 5: Movies & music of 1968

  • Game 7: Timeline shuffle

  • The host guide: every answer, explained

  • Table cards: the 1968 history card, welcome sign and place cards

How do you play the 58th birthday party games in the kit?

Here is what each game asks of your guests, how to play it and why it lands, so you can pick the ones that suit your crowd before you print.

  1. Meet & mingle bingo

    Find a guest for every square. The perfect icebreaker.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 3

    You need

    • One card per guest
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Hand everyone a card and a pen as they arrive.
    2. Mingle! When a guest fits a square, ask them to sign their name in it.
    3. Each guest can sign your card only once. The guest of honor may sign twice.
    4. First to fill a row, column or diagonal calls "Bingo!" and the host checks the names.

    Why it’s fun: Strangers become friends in minutes, and everyone ends up swapping stories about the guest of honor.

    The 1968 twist: The 1968 card has squares like “Can name a hit song from 1968” and “Has seen the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey”.

  2. The 1968 headline quiz

    Ten questions about the year it all began.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 4

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Split into teams and pick a team name.
    2. Read each question aloud, or let teams work through the sheet at their own pace.
    3. Fill in one bubble per question. Changed your mind? Cross it out clearly.
    4. Swap sheets to mark them: one point per right answer. Answers are in the host guide.

    Why it’s fun: Big moments from 1968, with answers that spark "I remember that!" stories.

    Play it on this page, no sign-in

  3. What did it cost in 1968?

    Everyday prices from 1968: guess what they cost.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 5

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Every price is a real 1968 figure; the host guide says where each one comes from.
    2. Write your best guess in dollars and cents on each tag.
    3. The host reveals the real prices one at a time, for maximum gasps.
    4. The closest guess on each tag wins a point. For extra drama, play closest without going over.

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has an opinion about prices, and the real 1968 numbers always get a reaction.

  4. The 1968 birthday club

    Eight of these stars were born in 1968. Can you spot them?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 6

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each famous name.
    2. Decide whether they were born before 1968, in 1968, or after 1968.
    3. Fill in one bubble for each person.
    4. One point per right answer. Watch out for the close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Quick to play and full of surprises: it is hard to believe some of these stars share the guest of honor's birth year.

  5. Movies & music of 1968

    Match the films to their stars and the hits to their singers.

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 7

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Match each film to a famous name from the box, writing the letter beside it.
    2. Do the same for each 1968 hit song and its artist.
    3. Each letter is used once per side.
    4. One point per match, plus a bonus point for naming the song that was No. 1 on Cash Box magazine's 1968 year-end singles chart.

    Why it’s fun: It turns into a sing-along. Play the songs as you reveal the answers.

  6. Before or after 1968?

    Toys, games and gadgets: did each arrive before or after 1968?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    5 to 10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 8

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Read each milestone.
    2. Fill in the bubble on the left for before 1968, or on the right for after 1968.
    3. None of these happened in 1968 itself.
    4. One point per right answer. Some of them are very close calls!

    Why it’s fun: Everyone has a memory of these, and the close calls start friendly arguments.

  7. Timeline shuffle

    Put eight milestones in order around the 1968 card.

    Players
    Teams of 2 to 6
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 9

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Scissors
    • A table to lay the cards on

    How to play

    1. Before the party, cut out one set of cards per team along the dashed lines.
    2. Each team lays the 1968 card in the middle of their table.
    3. Place the other eight cards in order from earliest to latest, around the 1968 card.
    4. The host reads out the right order: one point for each card in the right spot.

    Why it’s fun: Hands-on and loud: teams debate, shuffle and change their minds right up to the reveal.

  8. Who knows them best?

    How well do you really know the guest of honor?

    Players
    Teams or solo
    Time
    10 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 11

    You need

    • One sheet per team
    • Pens
    • The guest of honor's answers

    How to play

    1. Before the party, ask the guest of honor to answer the questions privately.
    2. Teams write down what they think the guest of honor said.
    3. The guest of honor reveals each answer, with the story behind it.
    4. One point per match. The host decides on close answers.

    Why it’s fun: The reveals are the best part: every answer comes with a story.

    The 1968 twist: Add a 1968 bonus question: which hit from that year would they pick as their theme song, “Hey Jude” or “Love Is Blue”?

  9. Two truths & a tall tale

    Two true stories and one invention. Spot the tall tale.

    Players
    Everyone, on their own
    Time
    10 to 15 minutes
    In the kit
    Page 12

    You need

    • One slip per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens

    How to play

    1. Write three short statements about yourself: two true, one made up.
    2. Fill in the bubble for your tall tale, then fold that corner over to hide it.
    3. Take turns reading your three statements aloud.
    4. Everyone guesses the tall tale. Fool the room and you win a point.

    Why it’s fun: Guests learn surprising things about each other, and the guest of honor's turn is always a highlight.

    The 1968 twist: Guests may swap one statement for a fact from 1968, like “The Grenoble Games begin” (February 6), and the room decides whether it really happened that year.

  10. Toasts & memory prompts

    Twelve prompts that turn shy guests into storytellers.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time, 10 minutes or more
    In the kit
    Page 13

    You need

    • One sheet, cut into cards
    • A bowl or hat

    How to play

    1. Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines and put them in a bowl.
    2. When it is time for toasts, pass the bowl around.
    3. Draw a card and finish the sentence, out loud, to the guest of honor.
    4. Raise a glass after each one. No points, just good stories.

    Why it’s fun: Nobody has to prepare a speech, yet everyone ends up saying something lovely.

    The 1968 twist: One card is all 1968: “If 1968 had a headline about your arrival, it would say…”

  11. Wishes for the next chapter

    A keepsake card for every guest to fill in.

    Players
    Everyone
    Time
    Any time
    In the kit
    Page 14

    You need

    • One card per guest (two per sheet)
    • Pens
    • A box or envelope to collect them

    How to play

    1. Cut each sheet in half along the dashed line.
    2. Put the cards out on a table with pens, or hand them out at the start.
    3. Guests write a wish, a memory and their name.
    4. Collect them in a box for the guest of honor to read later.

    Why it’s fun: The one thing from the party the guest of honor will keep for years.

    The 1968 twist: Set the 1968 history card beside the wish box, so guests can tie a wish to a moment like “2001 reaches the screen” (April 2).

Can you beat the 1968 headline quiz?

This is game 2 from the kit, playable right here with no sign-in. Tap an answer to see whether you got it, and why. At the party, teams play it on paper and the host guide holds the answers.

  1. In December 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed spacecraft to orbit which world?

  2. Which company did Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore incorporate on July 18, 1968?

  3. Who won the 1968 US presidential election?

  4. Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in October 1968?

  5. Which song finished first on Cash Box magazine's 1968 year-end singles chart?

  6. Which toy line launched in 1968 with 16 die-cast cars?

  7. Which film won Best Picture for 1968?

  8. Which two actresses tied for Best Actress at the 1969 Oscars?

  9. In which Alabama town was the first 911 call placed on February 16, 1968?

  10. Which team beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 World Series?

10 questions about 1968. Tap an answer to check it.

How do you run the kit at a 58th birthday party?

Example: a 90-minute 58th birthday party for 16 guests, born-in-1968 style, in four teams of four. Swap games in or out to suit your crowd; the host guide has every answer.

Before the party, print

  • 16 bingo cards, one per guest
  • 4 copies each of the headline quiz, the price game, the birthday club, Movies & music and Before or after
  • 4 timeline sheets, cut into cards
  • 8 two-truths sheets and 8 wish-card sheets (two per sheet)
  • The toast prompts, the scorecard and the host guide
  • The table cards: the 1968 history card, the welcome sign and four sheets of place cards
  1. 0:00
    Guests arrive: Meet & mingle bingo

    Hand each guest a bingo card and a pen at the door, so the mingling starts before the coats are off.

  2. 0:15
    Welcome and teams

    Say a few words about the guest of honor, then split the room into four teams of four, mixing generations.

  3. 0:20
    Round one: The 1968 headline quiz and What did it cost in 1968?

    Read the quiz aloud, then reveal the real prices one at a time and let the gasps do the work.

  4. 0:40
    Round two: The 1968 birthday club and Movies & music of 1968

    Play a few seconds of each song while teams match the hits to their singers.

  5. 0:55
    Cake break: The 1968 word search and Wishes for the next chapter

    Leave the word search and the wish cards on the tables while everyone eats.

  6. 1:05
    Round three: Before or after 1968? and Timeline shuffle

    Hand each team its set of timeline cards and give them five minutes to argue.

  7. 1:20
    All about them: Who knows them best? and Two truths & a tall tale

    Reveal the guest of honor's private answers, then let them read their two truths last.

  8. 1:30
    Toasts and winners: Toasts & memory prompts

    Pass the bowl of toast prompts, add up the scorecard and crown the winning team.

What happened in 1968?

The biggest events of 1968, each with the source it comes from.

A cartoon timeline of 1968: a capsule circling the Moon with Earth rising behind it, a long jumper in mid-air, a microchip, an old push-button telephone and a toy race car on a looping track
Digital illustration. 1968 in five moments: Apollo 8, a record long jump, the first Intel chip, the first 911 call and Hot Wheels.
  1. February 6-18

    Winter Olympics in Grenoble

    Grenoble, France, hosted the Winter Games with 1,158 athletes from 37 nations. French skier Jean-Claude Killy won three golds, in the downhill, giant slalom and slalom.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Grenoble 1968
  2. February 16

    The first 911 call

    In Haleyville, Alabama, Alabama House speaker Rankin Fite dialed 9-1-1 from the mayor's office at 2:00 p.m. U.S. Representative Tom Bevill answered at the police station.

    Source: EBSCO Research Starters: First 911 Call in the United States Is Made
  3. March 31

    Johnson will not seek another term

    In a prime-time address, President Lyndon B. Johnson said he would not seek or accept his party's nomination for another term.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): Lyndon B. Johnson, Key Events
  4. April 2

    2001: A Space Odyssey premieres

    Stanley Kubrick's film, written with Arthur C. Clarke from his story "The Sentinel," had its world theatrical premiere. It went on to win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

    Source: HISTORY: "2001: A Space Odyssey" has its world premiere
  5. April 4

    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): Lyndon B. Johnson, Key Events
  6. July 18

    Intel is incorporated

    Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, who had co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor, incorporated their new venture on July 18. The paperwork named it N.M. Electronics before it became Intel.

    Source: Intel: Intel's Founding
  7. October 11-22

    Apollo 7 flies the first crewed Apollo mission

    Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham launched on October 11 and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda, on October 22.

    Source: NASA: Apollo 7
  8. October 12-27

    Summer Olympics in Mexico City

    Mexico City hosted 5,516 athletes from 112 nations at an altitude of about 2,300 meters. Bob Beamon's long jump of 8.90 meters beat the world record by 55 centimeters.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Mexico City 1968
  9. November 5

    Richard Nixon is elected

    Richard Nixon won the presidency, and Spiro Agnew was elected vice president.

    Source: Miller Center (University of Virginia): Lyndon B. Johnson, Key Events
  10. December 9

    The "Mother of All Demos"

    Douglas Engelbart and his team showed their oNLine System in San Francisco, including the mouse, hypertext and video conferencing.

    Source: IEEE Milestones (ETHW): Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing, 1968
  11. December 21-27

    Apollo 8 orbits the Moon

    Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders flew on the first crewed Saturn V launch and became the first people to orbit the Moon. On December 24, Anders took the "Earthrise" photo.

    Source: NASA: Apollo 8

How much did things cost in 1968?

A snapshot of the cost of living in 1968, from a stamp to a pound of coffee. Every price is a US figure from a government source, shown next to what that money is worth in September 2026.

Cartoon groceries from the 1960s on a table: a milk carton, a loaf of bread, a carton of eggs, a bunch of bananas and a coffee can, with a postage stamp, coins and a toy gas pump
Digital illustration. Milk, bread, eggs, bananas, coffee, stamps and gas: the everyday prices in the table below.
ItemPrice in 1968Worth todayGood to know
First-class stamp6¢$0.58Rate for the first ounce from January 7, 1968, until May 1971. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Federal minimum wage$1.60 an hour$15.50 an hourFrom February 1, 1968, for jobs covered before 1966. Jobs added by the 1966 amendments, nonfarm and farm, paid at least $1.15. Source: U.S. Department of Labor: History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates, 1938-2009
Gallon of regular gas34¢ (leaded)$3.29 (leaded)Average US retail price for the year (33.7 cents). EIA lists no unleaded price for 1968. Source: EIA Annual Energy Review, Table 5.24: Retail Motor Gasoline and On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
Loaf of white bread (1 lb)22¢$2.13Estimated US average for 1968 (22.4 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Half gallon of milk54¢$5.23Fresh milk bought at the grocery. Estimated US average for 1968 (53.7 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Dozen large eggs53¢$5.13Grade A. Estimated US average for 1968 (52.9 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Pound of hamburger56¢$5.42Estimated US average for 1968 (56.1 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Pound of sliced bacon81¢$7.85Estimated US average for 1968 (81.4 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Pound of butter84¢$8.14Estimated US average for 1968 (83.6 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Pound of coffee76¢$7.36Ground coffee in a 1 lb can. Estimated US average for 1968 (76.4 cents). Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6
Pound of bananas15.5¢$1.50Estimated US average for 1968. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 1632: Retail Prices of Food 1964-68, Indexes and Average Prices (July 1969), Table 6

Worth today: each 1968 price scaled up by the rise in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items) from its 1968 average to September 2026, the newest month published. It shows what that money is worth now, not what the item costs today. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CPIAUCNS).

What was popular in 1968?

Cartoon vinyl singles, a console television with antennas, a toy race car on a looping track, a clapperboard, a baseball with a glove and a skateboard
Digital illustration. Records, a television, a toy car, a clapperboard and a baseball: 1968 entertainment in one picture.

Movies

Music

TV shows

Toys & tech

Sport

Which famous people were born in 1968?

A few familiar faces who share the birth year, all born in 1968.

  • March 2, 1968Daniel CraigEnglish actor who played James Bond in five films, including Casino Royale and Skyfall, and detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out mysteries.Source: Biography.com: Daniel Craig
  • March 30, 1968Céline DionCanadian singer with No. 1 hits such as "The Power of Love" and "Because You Loved Me," and the Oscar-winning ballad "My Heart Will Go On."Source: Biography.com: Céline Dion
  • May 12, 1968Tony HawkSkateboarder who landed the first 900 in competition, at the 1999 X Games, and lent his name to a video game series.Source: Biography.com: Tony Hawk
  • May 27, 1968Frank ThomasWhite Sox slugger nicknamed "The Big Hurt," with back-to-back AL MVP awards in 1993 and 1994 and 521 career home runs. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2014.Source: National Baseball Hall of Fame: Frank Thomas
  • July 23, 1968Gary PaytonNBA guard from Oregon State, taken second overall in the 1990 draft, with career averages of 16.3 points and 6.7 assists over 18 seasons.Source: NBA.com: Gary Payton
  • September 4, 1968Mike PiazzaCatcher with a record 396 home runs at the position and the unanimous 1993 NL Rookie of the Year. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2016.Source: National Baseball Hall of Fame: Mike Piazza
  • September 25, 1968Will SmithActor and rapper known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Independence Day and Men in Black, with a Best Actor Oscar for King Richard.Source: Biography.com: Will Smith
  • December 2, 1968Lucy LiuActor known as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal, and for Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill and Dr. Joan Watson on Elementary.Source: Biography.com: Lucy Liu

What are some fun facts about 1968?

  1. Bob Beamon's long jump in Mexico City went so far that the optical measuring device slid off its rail before reaching his landing spot, so officials used a tape measure.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Mexico City 1968

  2. Beamon's 8.90 meters stood as the world record for 23 years.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Mexico City 1968

  3. Dick Fosbury won the high jump in Mexico City by going over the bar head first with his back to it, a style now known as the Fosbury Flop.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Mexico City 1968

  4. Grenoble introduced the idea of an Olympic mascot, unofficially, with a little skier named Schuss.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Grenoble 1968

  5. According to the Canadian Olympic Committee, Grenoble was the first Olympics broadcast that TV viewers could watch in color.

    Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Grenoble 1968

  6. Intel's founders paid $15,000 for the right to use the name Intel. Gordon Moore said that was easier than thinking up another one.

    Source: Intel: Intel's Founding

  7. When the Haleyville 911 line went live, residents were told that anyone with phone access, even a public coin telephone, could dial it for free.

    Source: EBSCO Research Starters: First 911 Call in the United States Is Made

  8. NASA says Apollo 7 commander Walter Schirra was the only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft.

    Source: NASA: Apollo 7

  9. Detroit's Mickey Lolich went 3-0 in the 1968 World Series, finishing with a Game 7 win over Bob Gibson.

    Source: Baseball-Reference: 1968 World Series - Detroit Tigers over St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)

  10. The 1969 Oscars ended in a tie for Best Actress, between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.

    Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 41st Academy Awards (1969), honoring 1968 films

  11. Douglas Engelbart's demo lasted ninety minutes and showed collaborative editing, videoconferencing and the mouse.

    Source: Computer History Museum: Timeline, 1968

  12. Hot Wheels sold more than 16 million cars in its first year.

    Source: The Strong National Museum of Play: Hot Wheels

Can you answer these 1968 trivia questions?

Tap a question to see the answer. The party kit has a full round of 1968 trivia ready to print.

  1. Which crewed spacecraft became the first to orbit the Moon in December 1968?

    Answer: Apollo 8, flown by Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders. Source: NASA: Apollo 8

  2. Who won the 1968 presidential election?

    Answer: Richard Nixon, with 301 electoral votes to Hubert Humphrey's 191. Source: National Archives: 1968 Electoral College Results

  3. Which company did Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore incorporate on July 18, 1968?

    Answer: Intel, listed on its first paperwork as N.M. Electronics. Source: Intel: Intel's Founding

  4. In which Alabama town was the first 911 call placed on February 16, 1968?

    Answer: Haleyville. Source: EBSCO Research Starters: First 911 Call in the United States Is Made

  5. Which long jumper set a world record of 8.90 meters at the Mexico City Olympics?

    Answer: Bob Beamon, who beat the old record by 55 centimeters. Source: Canadian Olympic Committee: Mexico City 1968

  6. Which film won Best Picture for 1968?

    Answer: Oliver!, which also won Best Director for Carol Reed. Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: The 41st Academy Awards (1969), honoring 1968 films

  7. Which song finished first on Cash Box magazine's 1968 year-end singles chart?

    Answer: "Hey Jude" by the Beatles. Source: Cash Box magazine archive: Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1968

  8. Which toy company introduced Hot Wheels in 1968?

    Answer: Mattel, with a first line of 16 die-cast cars. Source: The Strong National Museum of Play: Hot Wheels

  9. How much did a first-class stamp cost after January 7, 1968?

    Answer: 6 cents for the first ounce. Source: USPS Postal History: Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863

  10. Who was the MVP of the 1968 World Series, won by the Detroit Tigers?

    Answer: Mickey Lolich, who won Game 7 against Bob Gibson. Source: Baseball-Reference: 1968 World Series - Detroit Tigers over St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)

How do you throw a 1968-themed 58th birthday party?

Cartoon friends laughing around a table at a birthday party, writing answers on trivia sheets beside a cake with candles
Digital illustration. Friends playing a pen-and-paper trivia game at a 1960s-themed birthday party.

  • Spin the 1968 hits

    Open with "Hey Jude" and keep the singalong going through "Love Is Blue," "Mrs. Robinson," "Tighten Up," "Green Tambourine" and "Hello, I Love You." Save the long singalong ending of "Hey Jude" for the last dance.

  • A Moon-mission countdown

    Count down from ten before the cake comes out, then tell the Apollo 8 story: liftoff on December 21 and the Earthrise photo on Christmas Eve. Paper moons and star garlands make an easy backdrop.

  • A Hot Wheels derby

    Tape a few strips of toy-car track to a long table and run a bracket race between guests. The winner picks a prize from a basket of die-cast cars.

  • Mexico City medal ceremony

    Crown the trivia winners on a cardboard podium with ribbon medals. For a Beamon-style contest, have guests try a standing jump beside a taped-down tape measure, or toss a beanbag if they would rather stay seated.

  • Dress code: 1968

    Invite guests to come as something from the year: a paisley shirt, a mini dress, a mod headband, a peace-sign necklace or a Hawaii Five-O aloha shirt. Give a prize for the best "Book 'em, Danno!"

  • A drive-in supper

    Serve burgers, fries and milkshakes in paper baskets, then roll out a popcorn bar for dessert. Play a looping slideshow of 1968 film posters on a wall.

  • Then-and-now photo wall

    Pin up baby photos from 1968 beside the year's headlines, including Apollo 8 and Hot Wheels. Add recent photos next to them so guests can follow the decades.

  • Guess the 1968 price

    Put a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs and a stamp on cards and have guests guess what each cost in 1968. The answers are in the prices section above.

Which invitations and cards fit a 58th birthday?

Born in 1968 means turning 58 in 2026. These designs follow the calendar: next year this page shows 59th birthday picks instead.

Online cards for turning 58

Milestone birthday cards

What else do people ask about 1968?

How old is someone born in 1968?

People born in 1968 reach 58 in 2026. Right up to the birthday itself, they count as one year less.

What generation is someone born in 1968?

Generation X. Pew Research Center defines Gen X as people born from 1965 through 1980.

What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1968?

The Monkey (Earth Monkey). The Year of the Monkey began on January 30, 1968. Anyone born from January 1 to January 29, 1968, is a Sheep (Goat).

What happened in 1968?

Apollo 8 became the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon, Intel was founded, the first 911 call was placed and Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympics. Hot Wheels rolled out, Oliver! won Best Picture and Richard Nixon won the presidency in November.

What was the No. 1 song of 1968?

"Hey Jude" by the Beatles, based on Cash Box magazine's year-end singles chart. "Love Is Blue" by Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra came second.

How much did things cost in 1968?

A first-class stamp rose to 6 cents on January 7, and the federal minimum wage went to $1.60 an hour on February 1 for jobs covered before 1966. Regular leaded gas averaged 34 cents a gallon, and a dozen large eggs averaged about 53 cents over the year.

Which famous people were born in 1968?

Daniel Craig, Céline Dion, Tony Hawk, Frank Thomas, Gary Payton, Mike Piazza, Will Smith and Lucy Liu were all born in 1968.

What movies came out in 1968?

Oliver!, Funny Girl, The Lion in Winter, Rosemary's Baby and 2001: A Space Odyssey all came out in 1968. Oliver! won the Oscar for Best Picture.

What are good 1968-themed party ideas?

Play the year's hits, from "Hey Jude" to "Mrs. Robinson." Count down to the cake like a Moon launch, race Hot Wheels cars along a taped track and ask guests to dress in paisley, mod headbands and peace signs.

What games can you play at a 1968 birthday party?

The kit has twelve printable games, including Meet & mingle bingo, a 1968 headline quiz, What did it cost in 1968? and a word search, plus a host guide with every answer and a set of table cards. Signed-in visitors can download the whole set from this page.

Where do these facts come from?

The party kit lists the sources behind its games and answers at the back of its host guide.