Date: June 23, 1968
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyα» n VΔn LΓ©m by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyα» n Ngα»c Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events…
Baggeridge Colliery closes, marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country. Date: March 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Hines Breaks 100-Meter Ten-Second Barrier October 14,…
H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. Date: May 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Equatorial Guinea Gains Independence from Spain, October 12, 1968Soviet…
Surveyor program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36A. Date: January 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 6 β April…
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 β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day…
Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. Date: July 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 18 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Declares National Mourning for Robert F. Kennedy June 9, 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership,…