The temperature on February 4, 1968 was between -2.1 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
January 23 » USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by naval forces of North Korea.
March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
October 2 » Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
November 17 » Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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