Date: July 23, 1968
Two-time Formula One British World Champion Jim Clark dies in an accident during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim. Date: April 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Mexican President Orders Soldiers to Suppress…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Iceland H-dagurinn: Switch from Left to…
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…
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. Date: March 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: James P. Fleming Rescues Special Forces Unit,…
British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service. Date: November 17, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soviet Zond 5 First Spacecraft to Fly Around the Moon September 15, 1968Cleveland Transit System…
Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 crashes into Pedro Bay, Alaska, killing all 39 people on board. Date: December 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Japan’s 300 Million Yen Robbery in Tokyo, December 10,…