Date: July 23, 1968
Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 7, First Successful Crewed Apollo Mission,…
Alexander Dubฤek comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Great Drought of 1968: Chile Decrees Daylight Saving Time, October 31, 1968North Central…
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Halts North Vietnam Bombardment, October 31,…
A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage. Date: April 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Alexander Dubฤek Begins Prague Spring in…
Brazilian high school student Edson Luรญs de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968My Lai Massacre: 347โ500 Vietnamese Killed by…