Date: April 20, 1968
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-ΓlysΓ©es in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. Date: May 30, 1968 Read more on…
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6. Date: April 4, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Kilvenmani Massacre: 44 Dalits Burned for Wage Protest, December 25, 1968Soviet Zond 5 First Spacecraft to Fly Around the…
Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus. Date: December 13, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 13 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968NASA Launches Apollo 7,…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Date: June 9, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 9 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Nicolae CeauΘescu Condemns Warsaw Pact Invasion…
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. Date: March 29, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Soviet Zond 5 First Spacecraft to…
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. Date: September 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1968U.S. Congress Repeals Gold Reserve Requirement for Currency, March 18,…