Date: April 10, 1968
Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape Canaveral on January…
BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime. Date: April 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day…
Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. Date: January 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Battle of Karameh:…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Date: June 9, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Pueblo Seized by North Korea,…
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. Date: May 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010 Crashes in Taiwan, 22 Killed – February 16, 1968Lyndon B. Johnson…