The Boston Celtics won the Championship in the 1968-69 NBA season.
1968 - Denny McLain
Thomas Jefferson
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Andrew Jackson lost to John Q. Adams before winning a presidency He lost (in the House of Representatives) in 1824 but won in 1828 Previously, Thomas Jefferson had lost in 1796 and won in 1800. Subsequently, William Henry Harrison lost in 1836 but won in 1840, and Richard Nixon lost in 1960 but won in 1968. In addition, Grover Cleveland won in 1884, lost in 1888 then won again in 1892.
A fairly won election.
No, Ronald Reagan did not lose his attempts for the presidency in 1968 and 1976. In 1968, he ran for the Republican nomination and lost to Richard Nixon, who went on to win the presidency. In 1976, Reagan challenged incumbent President Gerald Ford for the Republican nomination but ultimately lost a close race at the party convention.
tommie smith won the 1968 Olympics
Lincoln won the presidency with less than half of the popular vote
LSU won the Sugar Bowl in 1968.
The team that won the Veikkausliiga in 1968 was TPS.
Oliver! won the Oscar for Directing in 1968.
Oliver! won the Oscar for Sound in 1968.
West Bromwich Albion won the 1967-1968 FA Cup, and Manchester City won the 1968-1969 title.
Romeo and Juliet won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1968.
The Lion in Winter won the Oscar for Writing in 1968.
Jackson actually won the popular vote -- you are thinking of John Q. Adams who won the presidency in 1824 when Jackson won the plurality of the popular vote. Others who won the presidency but lost the popular vote were Hayes in 1876 and George Bush in 2000, and probably John Kennedy in 1960.