Tupolev Tu-144 First Civilian Supersonic Transport Flight, December 31, 1968

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…

Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. Date: October 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Brazilian President Issues AI-5, Suspends Habeas Corpus, December 13, 1968Aeroflot Flight 1668 Crashes…

Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Boeing 747 Public Rollout Debut September 30, 1968Fairchild F-27 Crashes Near Lebanon, New…

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster. Date: November 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…