Aeroflot Flight 1668 Crashes Near Olyokminsk, 45 Killed, January 6, 1968

Two-time Formula One British World Champion Jim Clark dies in an accident during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim. Date: April 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Kilvenmani Massacre: 44 Dalits Burned for…

Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crashes on approach to Bradford Regional Airport, killing 20. Date: December 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968My Lai Massacre: 347–500 Vietnamese Killed by U.S. Troops, March 16, 1968TEV…

Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals. Date: August 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On…

Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnamese forces led by Ngo Quang Truong recapture the citadel of Hué. Date: February 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 8 First Humans Orbit…

James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport. Date: June 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Braniff Flight 352 Crashes Near Dawson, Texas, Killing…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending 300…