Date: January 21, 1968
A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos land in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and bring about the reunification of Korea. Date: October 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 5 Launches First Lunar Module into Space, January 22, 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau…
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 → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. Date: March 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Braniff Flight 352 Crashes Near Dawson, Texas, 85 Killed,…
American civil rights movement: An attack on Black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation leaves three dead and 28 injured in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Date: February 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…
Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana. Date: October 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Central Airlines Flight 458 Crashes at…