January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
Day of death August 1, 1968
The temperature on August 1, 1968 was between 15.4 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
February 12 » Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.
March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
April 3 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
May 26 » H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
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