December 1968 Timeline By BigDave Period: Dec 1, 1968 to Dec 31, 1968 December Actions in Vietnam(1963) Any important activities in Vietnam Dec 15, 1968 Baltimore Colts beat the L.A. Rams 28-24 Dec 17, 1968 28,000 estimated deaths of the vietnamese Dec 21, 1968 Apollo 8 launch begins the first U.S. mission land on the moon. Dec 26, 1968 Boston beats Milwalkee 139 to 106 Dec 29, 1968 Vietnamese Counter Offensive Phase IV Dec 30, 1968 More than 16,000 U.S. Deaths from the war in the year of '68 Dec 31, 1968 South Vietnamese forces number about 800,000 soldiers Dec 31, 1968 U.S. troops in vietnam number 536,000 at the end of the year
