Intel Founded in Mountain View, California, July 18, 1968

In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Mauritius Gains Independence from United Kingdom March 12, 1968Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood”…

Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Baggeridge Colliery Closes, Ending 300 Years of Black Country Coal Mining,…

Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. Date: May 30, 1968 Read more on…

The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died. Date: April 10, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅…

James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport. Date: June 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Failed Assassination Attempt on Rudi Dutschke Leaves Brain…

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy. Date: January 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray, April 4,…