Date: December 25, 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…
The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is held. Date: August 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 1611 Crashes Off Nice, Killing 95, September 11, 1968Garuda Indonesian…
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…
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 1968Second Vatican Council Revokes Spain’s Jewish Expulsion Edict, December…
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending 300 Years of Black Country Coal Mining,…
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30. Date: May 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soyuz 3 Achieves First Soviet Space Rendezvous, October 26, 1968Meckering Earthquake Damages…