Alexander Dubček Takes Power in Czechoslovakia, Beginning Prague Spring – January 5, 1968

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Date: April 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Central Airlines…

Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university. Date: April 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 7, First…

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…

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Date: June 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968United Auto Workers Separate from AFL-CIO, July 1, 1968Hassanal Bolkiah Coronation as Sultan of Brunei,…

NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Date: October 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soyuz 2 Launches October 25, 1968My Lai Massacre: Vietnamese Villagers Killed by American Troops, March…