Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee April 4, 1968

Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison. Date: January 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Rudi Dutschke Assassination Attempt Leaves Brain Damage, April 11, 1968Pope Paul VI Issues Credo of the People…

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…

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…

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 1968Iceland H-dagurinn: Switches from Left to Right Driving, May 26, 1968Swaziland Independence Declared September 6, 1968U.S. Congress…

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa. Date: January 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God. Date: June 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Pan Am Flight 799 Crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base, December 26, 1968Zodiac Killer…