Soyuz 3 Achieves First Soviet Space Rendezvous, October 26, 1968
Date: October 26, 1968
Date: October 26, 1968
Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits, took the Earthrise photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and read the first ten verses of Genesis. Date: December 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28. 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 1968Apollo 7 First Live Astronaut TV Broadcast in Orbit, October 14, 1968Allegheny Airlines…
End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: September 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Battle of Karameh: Israel, Jordan, and PLO Clash March 21, 1968B-52…
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral. Date: May 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Tet Offensive Launch in Vietnam War – January 30,…
Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968James Anderson Jr. First African American Marine Medal…
Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans. Date: December 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)…