First 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System Begins in Haleyville, Alabama February 16, 1968
Date: February 16, 1968
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Date: February 16, 1968
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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 β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lloyd J. Old Identifies First Cell…
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…
The nuclear-powered submarine USSΒ Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740Β km) southwest of the Azores. Date: May 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968BOAC Flight 712 Fire, Barbara Jane Harrison George…
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Date: June 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 6 β April 4, 1968Lloyd J. Old Identifies First Cell Surface Antigens,…
Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1968Tet Offensive Launch in Vietnam War, January 30, 1968Richmond…