Date: January 31, 1968
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…
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 1968Soyuz 3 Achieves First Soviet Space Rendezvous, October 26, 1968Johnny Cash Performs…
Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. Date: March 21, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Jim Clark Dies in…
The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is held. Date: August 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Pueblo Seized by Korean People’s Navy, January 23, 1968Apollo 5 Launches First…
Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. Date: January 22, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Chrysler Wildcat Strike Begins in Detroit, Michigan – July 8, 1968Apollo 8…
A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage. Date: April 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Brazilian President Issues AI-5, Suspends Habeas…