Cold War: Albania Leaves Warsaw Pact, September 13, 1968
Date: September 13, 1968
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Date: September 13, 1968
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The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 Crashes Near Nala Sopara,…
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 β π Other events on December 25 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward. Date: April 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 6 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending 300 Years of Black…
Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. Date: March 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Phong Nhα» and Phong NhαΊ₯t Massacre, Vietnam War, February…
End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: September 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Clark Dies in Hockenheim Formula Two Crash, April 7, 1968Edson…
A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete. Date: January 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This…