Alexander Dubček Begins Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, January 5, 1968

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 1968USS Pueblo Sailors Released After North Korea Internment, December 23, 1968Iceland…

Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain. Date: December 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership, Becomes Canadian Prime Minister April…

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 1968Canadian Forces Unified from Navy, Army, Air Force February 1,…

Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45. Date: January 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Yuri Gagarin Funeral Begins in Moscow, Thousands Attend – March 29, 1968Rodney Riots Rock Kingston, Jamaica, October…

Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard. Date: March 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Viet Cong Attack U.S. Embassy in Saigon, January 31, 1968China…

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…