Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Mountaintop” Speech April 3, 1968

In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Date: February 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Pueblo Seized by Korean People’s Navy, January 23, 1968Hassanal Bolkiah Coronation as…

Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. Date: June 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Nguyen Van Lem Execution by Nguyen Ngoc…

Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. 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 from…

Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Derry Civil Rights March Violently Suppressed by Police, October 5, 1968Iceland H-dagurinn:…

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 1968Canadian Forces Unified from Navy, Army, Air Force…