Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 crashes near Port Hedland, Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28. Date: December 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon. Date: December 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pan Am Flight 799 crashes during takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base, killing three. Date: December 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930. Date: December 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crashes on approach to Bradford Regional Airport, killing 20. Date: December 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)