Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” Speech April 20, 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…

Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: March 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes, Killing 63 on March 5, 1968Gateway Arch Dedicated in St. Louis, Missouri May…

In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150. Date: April 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất Massacre, Vietnam War February 12,…

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30. Date: May 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Edson Luís de Lima Souto Killed by Military Police, March 28, 1968Pope…

Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral. Date: May 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Yuri Gagarin Funeral Begins in Moscow, March 29, 1968Columbia…