Chrysler Wildcat Strike Begins in Detroit, Michigan – July 8, 1968

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…

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day. Date: April 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” Speech April…

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. Date: May 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Trương Đình Dzu Sentenced to Hard Labor, July 26, 1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010…

The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established. Date: July 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Declares National Mourning for Robert F. Kennedy June 9, 1968Orangeburg Massacre:…

Two-time Formula One British World Champion Jim Clark dies in an accident during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim. Date: April 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lloyd J. Old Identifies First Cell…