Date: May 30, 1968
American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President." Date: March 31, 1968 Read more…
Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans. Date: December 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1968Columbia University Vietnam War Protest Shutdown April 23, 1968Derry Civil Rights…
Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison. Date: January 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership, Becomes Canadian PM April 6, 1968Pope Paul VI First Papal Visit…
Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Great Drought of 1968: Chile Decrees…
Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals. Date: August 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On…