Date: January 21, 1968
Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. Date: October 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31…
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Boca Juniors-River Plate Stampede Kills 74, Injures 150 June…
In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150. Date: April 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soyuz 2 Launches October 25, 1968El Al Boeing 707 Hijacking…
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university. Date: April 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968B-52 Crash Near Thule Air…
Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground. 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…
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…