Battle of Karameh: Israel, Jordan, and PLO Clash March 21, 1968
Date: March 21, 1968
Date: March 21, 1968
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pope Paul VI First Papal Visit to Latin America August 22,…
The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Date: July 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Central Airlines Flight…
Vietnam War: The Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre occurs, allegedly by South Korean troops. Date: February 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Douglas Engelbart Debuts Mouse, Hypertext, GUI in “Mother of All…
Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War. Date: September 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Derry Civil Rights March Violently Suppressed by Police, October 5, 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending Black Country Coal…
The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. Date: December 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Brazilian President Issues AI-5, Suspends Habeas Corpus, December 13,…
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events…