Date: November 20, 1968
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The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Date: September 15, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Swaziland Independence Declared September…
Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo. Date: December 10, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1968, April 11,…
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 β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More…
Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. Date: October 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 26 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968LBJ Vietnam War Speech, Announces 1968 Presidential Withdrawal March 31, 1968Enoch Powellβs βRivers…
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 1968Phong Nhα» and Phong NhαΊ₯t Massacre, Vietnam War, February…
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people. Date: April 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Kilvenmani…