Date: January 31, 1968
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 → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson Luís Killed by Military Police…
Baggeridge Colliery closes, marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country. Date: March 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Monteverdi’s Vespers at the…
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 1968Richard Nixon Elected 37th U.S. President – November 5, 1968Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt Begins on Ho…
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. Date: July 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 Crashes…
Vietnam War: My Lai massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers are killed by American troops. Date: March 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape Canaveral on January…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Korean Commandos Raid South Korea in Failed…