Date: December 9, 1968
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 1968My Lai Massacre: 347–500 Vietnamese Killed by U.S. Troops, March 16, 1968North Korean Commandos…
Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Date: April 4, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Mexican President Orders Soldiers to Suppress Student Protest, October…
The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Date: September 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Japan Air Lines Flight…
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 19681968 Democratic National Convention Protests: Police Clash with Protesters, August 28, 1968First 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System Begins…
Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. Date: January 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…