1968
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech
1968 in History
27 events found for 1968
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1968
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J
1968
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down
1968
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas
1968
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral
1968
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores
The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores
1968
H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
1968
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30
1968
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National As
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National As
1968
James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr
1968
Seventy-four people were killed and 150 other injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club At
Seventy-four people were killed and 150 other injured in a stampede at a football match between Boca Juniors and Club At
1968
Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God
Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God
1968
The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
1968
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two…
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two…
1968
Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.