The temperature on December 30, 1968 was between -9.0 °C and -1.9 °C and averaged -5.3 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
April 4 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
August 2 » An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
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