MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750 Crashes Near Port Hedland, 1968 December 31, 1968

James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport. Date: June 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soyuz 2 Launches October 25, 1968Operation OAU Begins…

Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens. Date: August 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Air France Flight 1611 Crashes Off Nice, Killing 95, September 11,…

Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. Date: October 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31…

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy. Date: January 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Operation OAU Begins During Nigerian Civil War, September 2, 1968Cultural Revolution: Mao Orders…

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…

Start of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses. Date: August 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41, Injures 150 — April 6,…