Yuri Gagarin Funeral Begins in Moscow, March 29, 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 1968Tupolev Tu-144 First Civilian Supersonic Transport Flight,…

Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: October 16, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Derry Civil Rights March Violently Suppressed by Police, October 5,…

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 1968Richmond, Indiana Double Explosion Kills 41, Injures 150…

Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crashes on approach to Bradford Regional Airport, killing 20. Date: December 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Zodiac Killer Murders First Confirmed Victims on Lake Herman Road, December 20,…

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa. Date: January 24, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world. Date: December 31, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1968Apollo 8 First Humans Orbit Moon, Earthrise, Genesis Reading, December…