Date: February 8, 1968
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Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits, took the Earthrise photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and read the first ten verses of Genesis. Date: December 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December…
Baggeridge Colliery closes, marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country. Date: March 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Douglas Engelbart Debuts Mouse, Hypertext, GUI in “Mother…
Seventy-four people were killed and 150 other injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club AtlΓ©tico River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: June 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More…
Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: March 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 7, First Successful Crewed Apollo Mission, October 11, 1968Edson LuΓs de Lima Souto Killed by…
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 β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Cold War: Albania Leaves Warsaw Pact,…
Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande SoufriΓ¨re, killing all 63 aboard. Date: March 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson LuΓs de Lima Souto Killed by Military Police, March 28, 1968Cleveland…