Date: July 23, 1968
The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau Wins Liberal Leadership, Becomes Canadian PM…
Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFLโCIO in the United States. Date: July 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 5 Launches First Lunar Module into Space, January 22, 1968Aeroflot…
Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. Date: January 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. Date: March 29, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 6 โ April…
Brazilian high school student Edson Luรญs de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Gateway Arch Dedicated in St. Louis, Missouri…
In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape Canaveral on January 7, 1968USS Pueblo Seized by…