Figure Skating icon Peggy Fleming making history. ⭐ In fact, she was the only American to take home a gold medal at the Grenoble 1968 Olympic Winter Games. Relive this iconic moment from 54 years ago! ISU Figure Skating | Olympics

1.4M views · 8K reactions | Although The Experience's May 19, 1968 performances at the Miami Pop Festival's second day were canceled due to torrential rains; the previous day's stellar concert included highlights such as this recording of "Foxey Lady." The rains also proved inspirational to Jimi Hendrix as it resulted in him writing the song "Rainy Day, Dream Away" featured on the 2LP ELECTRIC LADYLAND release. #JimiHendrix #FoxeyLady #MiamiPop #RainyDayDreamAway | Jimi Hendrix | Facebook

1.2M views · 16K reactions | 40 years of artistic swimming!  The sport's Olympic debut was on this day at Los Angeles 1984. Americans Tracie Ruiz and Candy Costie claimed the first gold medal. Here is their performance in full! 朗 World Aquatics | Olympics | Facebook

62K views · 976 reactions | The men’s 200M final took place in #Tokyo today. In 1968, medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos had a global impact when they raised their fists on the podium. They were interviewed about the reaction shortly after the ceremony. #Olympics #OlympicGames #1968 #200M | BBC Archive | Facebook

89K views · 1.2K reactions | #OTD in 1968... 朗  American Bob Beamon smashed the long jump world record at the Mexico #Olympics!  His score of 8.90m was nearly 60 centimetres further than the previous record! | TNT Sports | Facebook