Jim Hines Breaks 100-Meter Ten-Second Barrier October 14, 1968

Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. Date: January 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon…

Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor. Date: November 26, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On…

John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Braniff Flight 352 Crashes Near Dawson, Texas, 85 Killed,…

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 1968Jim Clark Dies in Hockenheim Formula Two Crash, April 7, 1968Operation Igloo White Begins Installation to Stop Communist…