Date: April 8, 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 1968Charles de Gaulle Returns, Dissolves…
American civil rights movement: An attack on Black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation leaves three dead and 28 injured in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Date: February 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…
Surveyor program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36A. Date: January 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968United Auto Workers Separate from AFL-CIO,…
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Cleveland Transit System First to Offer Downtown-to-Airport Rapid Transit,…
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. Date: March 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Clark Dies in Formula Two Crash at Hockenheim,…
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 1968Mauritius Gains Independence from United Kingdom March 12, 1968Glenville…