Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.5 Mw Meckering earthquake shakes the southwest portion of Western Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $2.2 million in damage and leaving 20–28 people injured. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…
Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain. Date: October 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Date: October 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Date: October 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. Date: September 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)