Date: January 21, 1968
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Canadian Forces Unify Navy, Army, Air Force February 1, 1968South African…
Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: March 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Korean Commandos Raid South Korea in Failed Coup Attempt, October 30, 1968Equatorial Guinea Gains Independence from Spain,…
The 82 sailors from the USS Pueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea. Date: December 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson Luís Killed by Military Police at Student Protest,…
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events…
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 1968Vietnam War: Operation Coburg Launched in Long Binh…
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war. Date: July 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day…