British European Airways Introduces BAC One-Eleven into Commercial Service, November 17, 1968

Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Scorpion Sinks with 99 Men Aboard, May 22, 1968First 9-1-1 Emergency…

Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. Date: May 30, 1968 Read more on…

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores. Date: May 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 8 First Humans Orbit Moon, Earthrise, Genesis…

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 1968Intel Founded in Mountain View, California, July 18,…

The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport. Date: November 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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…