Iceland H-dagurinn: Switches from Left to Right Driving, May 26, 1968
Date: May 26, 1968
Date: May 26, 1968
Brazilian high school student Edson LuΓs de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership, Becomes…
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…
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 β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War Battle of Khe Sanh…
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. Date: September 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Douglas Engelbart Debuts Mouse, Hypertext, GUI in “Mother of All…
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-ΓlysΓ©es in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. Date: May 30, 1968 Read more on…
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 β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968B-52 Crashes Near Thule Air Base, Nuclear Contamination, January…