The temperature on January 3, 1954 was between -0.8 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
March 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
Day of death October 9, 1968
The temperature on October 9, 1968 was between 9.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
October 22 » Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
December 23 » The 82 sailors from the USSPueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.
December 31 » The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
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