Date: January 24, 1968
Vietnam War, Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. Date: January 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Surveyor 7 Launches from Cape Canaveral on…
Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President. Date: July 17, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Enoch Powell’s…
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 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41, Injures…
Swaziland becomes independent. Date: September 6, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Johnny Cash Performs Live at Folsom State Prison, January 13, 1968South African Airways Flight 228 Crashes Near J.G. Strijdom Airport, April 20,…
Air France Flight 212 crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard. Date: March 5, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Operation Igloo White Begins Installation to Stop Communist Infiltration, January 22, 1968Brazilian…