Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1968, April 11, 1968

North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28. Date: December 27, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 7, First Successful Crewed Apollo Mission, October 11, 1968Air France…

Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45. Date: January 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 6 – April 4, 1968Johnny Cash Performs Live at Folsom State Prison, January 13,…

Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. Date: January 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1968Tupolev Tu-144 First Civilian Supersonic Transport Flight, December 31, 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Halts…

Surveyor program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36A. Date: January 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Helsinki Old Student House Occupied by…

American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President." Date: March 31, 1968 Read more…