Air France Flight 1611 Crashes Off Nice, Killing 95, September 11, 1968

Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Failed Assassination Attempt on Rudi Dutschke Leaves Brain Damage April…

Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon. Date: December 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Intel Founded in Mountain View, California,…

English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech. 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 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray, April 4, 1968Soviet…

Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated by…

Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days. Date: July 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This…

Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward. Date: April 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Halts North Vietnam Bombardment, October…