John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Monteverdi’s Vespers at the Proms, September 11, 1968

Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring". Date: January 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Central Airlines Flight 458 Crashes at O’Hare, 28 Killed December 27, 1968China…

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 1968BOAC Flight 712 Fire, Barbara Jane Harrison Awarded George Cross, April 8, 1968Tupolev Tu-144 First Civilian Supersonic Transport…

British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service. Date: November 17, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Pueblo Sailors Released After North Korea Internment, December 23, 1968Air France Flight 212 Crashes,…

Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968El Al…

Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS). Date: December 9, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day…

Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soviet Zond 5 First Spacecraft to…