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

A squad of 120 North Korean Army commandos land in boats along a 25-mile long section of the eastern coast of South Korea in a failed attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and bring about the reunification of Korea. Date: October 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Operation OAU Begins During Nigerian Civil War,…

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. Date: May 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Mountaintop” Speech, Assassinated Next Day — April 3, 1968CIA Phoenix Program…

Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain. Date: October 12, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Chrysler Wildcat Strike Begins in Detroit, Michigan – July 8, 1968Operation OAU Begins During Nigerian Civil War, September 2,…

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Date: December 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…