Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 Crashes in Alaska, December 2, 1968

Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward. 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 1968Meckering Earthquake Damages Western Australia, Injures 20–28 People…

Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968USS Pueblo Seized by North Korea, January 23, 1968Apollo 8 First…

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. Date: May 25, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Halts North Vietnam Bombardment, October 31, 1968Lyndon B. Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act…

Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam. Date: November 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. Date: July 18, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968South African Airways Flight 228 Crashes Near J.G. Strijdom Airport, April 20, 1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010 Crashes…

Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew. Date: October 14, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Mountaintop”…