Date: February 1, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Date: April 4, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape Canaveral on January 7,…
Seventy-four people were killed and 150 other injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club Atlético River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: June 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Japan’s 300 Million Yen Robbery in Tokyo,…
The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel. Date: July 23, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia →…
Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate. Date: August 20, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in…
The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X. Date: November 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Hassanal Bolkiah Coronation as…