1968 Democratic National Convention Protests: Police Clash with Protesters, August 28, 1968
Date: August 28, 1968
Date: August 28, 1968
American civil rights movement: An attack on Black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation leaves three dead and 28 injured in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Date: February 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day…
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968New…
American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President." Date: March 31, 1968 Read more…
Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President. Date: July 17, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 17 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events…
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Canadian…
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. Date: March 29, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Mauritius Gains Independence from United Kingdom…