Date: December 13, 1968
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Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 16 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership, Becomes Canadian Prime Minister…
Alexander DubΔek comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 8 First Successful Trans-Earth Injection from Lunar Orbit December 25, 1968Yasunari Kawabata…
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral. Date: May 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Tet Offensive Halted, HuΓ© Recaptured by South Vietnamese Forces…
Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana. Date: October 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Viet Cong Attack U.S. Embassy…
The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930. Date: December 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 26 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Great Drought of 1968: Chile…
The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19681968 Democratic National Convention Protests: Police Clash with Protesters,…