Date: November 11, 1968
A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete. Date: January 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This…
Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison. Date: January 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: North Vietnamese Attack Australian Troops at Fire Support Base Coral, May 12, 1968Garuda Indonesian Airways…
Penny Ann Early becomes the first woman to play in a major professional men's basketball league, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars. Date: November 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…
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 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Declares National Mourning for Robert…
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…
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Date: October 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Yasunari Kawabata Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 16, 1968USS Pueblo Seized by Korean People’s…