1968

By Crazc

  • Prague Spring begins

    Period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II begins.

  • U.S. B-52 Stratofortress Crash

    A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs.

  • USS Pueblo Captured

    North Korea captures the USS Pueblo with one American casualty after they claim it entered their territory.

  • Tet Offensive

    North Vietnam and Viet Cong begin the Tet Offensive

  • My Lai Massacre

    Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in South Vietnam.

  • Robert F. Kennedy enters Presidential Race

    U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy enters the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

  • LBJ Announcement

    Lyndon B. Johnson announces he will not run again for presidency.

  • MLK Assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

  • Bloody Monday

    Five thousand students in Paris, France protest and riot, eliciting violence from local police.

  • USS Scorpion SSN-589

    USS Scorpion SSN-589 is lost, 99 crew members killed.

  • Senator Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated after giving a speech in his race for the presidency.

  • Bonin Islands Returned

    Bonin Islands are returned to Japan after 23 years of occupation by the United States Navy.

  • Glenville Shootout

    Black militants led by Fred Evans engage in a fierce gunfight with police in the Glenville Shootout of Cleveland, Ohio.

  • Tlatelolco Square Protest

    Police and military respond to a student-led protest in Mexico City. Hundreds killed or injured.

  • Vietnam Bombing Halted

    LBJ announced a total halt to bombing in Vietnam.

  • U.S. Election

    Nixon wins the election by a narrow margin with 43.4 percent of the popular vote.

  • Pan Am Flight 281

    Four men hijack Pan Am Flight 281 from JFK International Airport, New York to Havana, Cuba.

  • USS Pueblo Crew Released

    Release of the USS Pueblo crew after spending 11 months in captivity by the North Koreans.

  • Apollo 8

    The Apollo 8 spacecraft becomes the first to orbit the moon.