Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray, April 4, 1968
Date: April 4, 1968
Date: April 4, 1968
The China Academy of Space Technology, China's main arm for the research, development, and creation of space satellites, is established in Beijing. Date: February 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Enoch Powellβs βRivers…
Mexican President Gustavo DΓaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Date: October 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 2 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam…
Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo. Date: December 10, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes, Killing 63 on March 5, 1968U.S….
Police and protesters clash during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests as protesters chant "The whole world is watching". Date: August 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 28 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Zodiac Killer Murders First Confirmed Victims on…
Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. Date: September 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1968, Housing Discrimination Ban, April 11, 1968Allegheny Airlines Flight 736…
Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Douglas Engelbart Debuts Mouse, Hypertext, GUI in “Mother of All…