Date: February 1, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day. Date: April 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Vietnam War: Tet Offensive Halted, Hué Recaptured…
James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine. Date: August 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất Massacre,…
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. Date: September 30, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41, Injures 150 — April…
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores. Date: May 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 Crashes Near Nala…
American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President." Date: March 31, 1968 Read more…
Surveyor program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36A. Date: January 7, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968El Al Boeing 707 Hijacking by…