Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee April 4, 1968

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 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending Black…

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day. Date: April 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41, Injures…

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…

Pan Am Flight 799 crashes during takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base, killing three. 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 1968My Lai Massacre: Vietnamese Villagers Killed by American Troops, March 16,…

The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Tommie Smith and John Carlos Ejected from U.S. Olympic Team,…