Date: March 31, 1968
North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28. Date: December 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Japan Air Lines Flight 2 Ditches in San Francisco Bay, November 22, 1968Air…
The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Date: July 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Nguyen Van…
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Communist Party of the Philippines Founded by Jose Maria…
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Alexandros Panagoulis Assassination Attempt on Papadopoulos in Varkiza, August 13, 1968James Earl Ray Arrested…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 Crashes…
Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute. 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 1968Vietnam War Battle of Khe…