Winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history,
Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeated Vice
President Hubert Humphrey. Because of the strong
showing of third-party candidate George Wallace,
neither Nixon nor Humphrey received more than 50
percent of the popular vote; Nixon beat Humphrey

Nixon campaigned on a platform designed to reach
the “silent majority” of middle class and working
class Americans. He promised to “bring us together
again.”

The United States presidential election of 1968 was
the 46th quadrennial United States presidential
election.

(FOX NEWS) -Quincy Jones, a music mogul whose career in the
industry spanned over seven decades, died Sunday night at 91
years old.

Jones was surrounded by his children, siblings and close family
at his home in Bel Air, California. His cause of death was not
revealed.

Jones, who worked in the music industry for over 75 years, was
a multi-Grammy winning producer, arranger, composer and
multi-media entrepreneur.

Michael Jackson with Quincy Jones.

   
Jackson won a record eight awards, including Album of the Year
and Record of the Year for Thriller — the bestselling album of all
time — with record producer Quincy Jones.

Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones.

On November 4, 1990, Dances with Wolves, a film about an
American Civil War–era soldier and a group of Sioux Native
Americans that stars Kevin Costner and also marks his
directorial debut, premieres in Los Angeles.

Dances with Wolves took home seven Oscars, including Best
Picture and Best Director, and solidified Costner’s place on
Hollywood’s A-list.