Date: December 25, 1968
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Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops. Date: March 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes, Killing 63 on…
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-ΓlysΓ©es in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. Date: May 30, 1968 Read more on…
Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured. Date: November 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 22 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Great Drought…
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 1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010 Crashes in Taiwan, 22 Killed – February 16,…
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 β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: North Vietnamese…
Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. Date: October 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 26 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Yuri Gagarin Funeral Begins in Moscow, March 29, 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers…