The temperature on June 16, 1968 was between 13.5 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
April 3 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
June 30 » Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
August 2 » An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
August 22 » Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
October 1 » Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.
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