Johnny Cash Performs Live at Folsom State Prison, January 13, 1968

Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus. Date: December 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968LBJ Vietnam War Speech,…

Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds. 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 1968Nicolae Ceaușescu…

Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Date: April 4, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Columbia University Vietnam War Protest Shutdown April 23, 1968U.S….

The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel. Date: July 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia →…

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 1968Apollo 8 Splashdown Ends First Crewed Moon Orbit Mission, December 27,…