Vietnam War Battle of Khe Sanh Begins January 21, 1968
Date: January 21, 1968
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Date: January 21, 1968
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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…
Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Nguyα» n VΔn LΓ©m Execution Captured on…
Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS). Date: December 9, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day…
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. Date: March 29, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41,…
The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm β the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. Date: April 10, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1968 π …
H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. Date: May 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson LuΓs Killed by Military Police at Student Protest,…