New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads Merge to Form Penn Central Transportation, February 1, 1968

Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soyuz 3 Achieves First Soviet Space Rendezvous, October 26, 1968Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated…

The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Date: July 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Canadian Forces Unified from…

NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Date: October 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Clark Dies in Formula Two Crash at Hockenheim, April 7, 1968Rudi Dutschke Assassination Attempt…

Seventy-four people were killed and 150 other injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: June 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Date: September 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Clark Dies in…

Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S. Date: November 17, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1968…