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Lunar Probe
Surveyor 7, the last of a series of unmanned lunar spacecraft, successfully soft-lands on the moon. -
Battle at Khe sanh
6,000 U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops battle North Vietnamese for 77 days at Khe Sanh. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, a massive military push into South Vietnam. -
Memphis Strike
This was a strike in memphis because of African Americans wanting better working conditions. -
Mister roger goes public
Mr Rogers the tv show goes public on pbs. -
Anti Vietnam demonstration
A big march on protesting the war. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Robet kenedy was killed in a ballroom kitchen after he gave a speech. He died on June 6th 1968 -
Nixon accepts bid.
Nixon accepts the bid for republican president. -
Prague invasion
Prague residents surround Soviet tanks in front of the Czechoslovak Radio station building in central Prague during the first day of a Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 21, 1968. Within a year, Dubček was removed from office, his reforms were undone, and a more Soviet-controlled government was installed. -
Olympic game
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of blacks in the United States. With heads lowered and black-gloved fists raised in the black power salute, they refused to recognize the American flag and national anthem. Australian Peter Norman is the silver medalist. -
First pc mouse invented
The first computer mouse was invented by a British designer. -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 orbits the moon and takes a picture of the earth.
