Date: January 24, 1968
The Old Student House in Helsinki, Finland is occupied by a large group of University of Helsinki students. Date: November 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Columbia University Vietnam War Protest Shutdown April…
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 1968Pan Am Flight 799 Crashes at Elmendorf…
BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime. Date: April 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day…
In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150. Date: April 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Tet Offensive Launch in Vietnam War – January 30, 1968Cleveland…
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 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Mountaintop” Speech April…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Battle of Karameh: Israel, Jordan, and…