1968 events

The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Date: September 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact. Date: September 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Swaziland becomes independent. Date: September 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: September 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Start of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: August 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Police and protesters clash during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests as protesters chant "The whole world is watching". Date: August 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America. Date: August 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)