Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” Speech April 20, 1968

A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos land in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and bring about the reunification of Korea. Date: October 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

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 1968China Academy of Space Technology Established…

Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. Date: September 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968CIA Phoenix Program Officially Established, July 1, 1968B-52 Crashes Near Thule Air Base, Nuclear Contamination, January 21, 1968Battle…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Chrysler…

James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine. Date: August 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Canadian Forces Unify Navy, Army, Air…