Date: August 20, 1968
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 1968Operation Igloo White Begins Installation to Stop…
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 1968Jim Clark Dies in Hockenheim Formula Two Crash, April 7, 1968Swaziland Independence Declared…
Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. Date: March 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968B-52 Crash Near Thule…
Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured. Date: November 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pope Paul…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo…
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. Date: September 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 Crashes Near Nala Sopara, 30…