February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
Day of death December 4, 1968
The temperature on December 4, 1968 was between 0.1 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 4 » Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
April 20 » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
April 23 » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
July 1 » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
October 31 » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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