British European Airways Introduces BAC One-Eleven into Commercial Service, November 17, 1968

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 1968Canadian Forces Unified from Navy, Army, Air Force February 1, 1968Kilvenmani…

The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. Date: April 10, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅…

Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Scorpion Sinks with 99 Men…

Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45. Date: January 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Operation Igloo White Begins Installation to Stop Communist Infiltration, January 22, 1968Alexander Dubček Begins Prague Spring in…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968B-52…

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. Date: May 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson Luís de Lima Souto Killed by Military Police, March 28, 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes,…