Johnny Cash Performs Live at Folsom State Prison, January 13, 1968

The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is held. Date: August 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968First International Special Olympics Summer Games Begin in Chicago July 20, 1968Jim Clark…

Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events…

Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus. Date: December 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Chrysler Wildcat Strike Begins…

The Old Student House in Helsinki, Finland is occupied by a large group of University of Helsinki students. Date: November 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Aeroflot Flight 1668 Crashes Near Olyokminsk, 45…

Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral. Date: May 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968North Central Airlines Flight 458 Crashes at O’Hare, 28…

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 1968Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Signed by 62 Countries July 1, 1968Cultural Revolution: Mao Orders Intellectual Youth to Rural China,…