Mauritius Gains Independence from United Kingdom March 12, 1968

Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes, Killing 63 on March 5, 1968Braniff…

Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968U.S. Congress Repeals Gold Reserve Requirement for Currency, March 18,…

Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Rudi Dutschke Assassination Attempt Leaves Brain Damage, April 11, 1968B-52 Crash Near Thule…

End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: September 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Yasunari Kawabata Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 16, 1968Surveyor 7…

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy. Date: January 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Guyana Nationalizes British Guiana Broadcasting Service, October 1, 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape…