Date: December 24, 1968
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 1968North Korean Commandos Raid South Korea in Failed…
Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. Date: June 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Boca Juniors-River Plate Stampede Kills 74, Injures 150 June…
Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate. Date: August 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in…
A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police. Date: October 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War Battle of Khe Sanh Begins January 21, 1968Braniff Flight…
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 1968James Anderson Jr. First African American…
The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soviet Zond 5 First Spacecraft to Fly Around the…