July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
Day of death July 13, 1968
The temperature on July 13, 1968 was between 11.5 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
February 1 » The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
April 11 » Assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement.
July 20 » The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
September 6 » Swaziland becomes independent.
Day of burial July 17, 1968
The temperature on July 17, 1968 was between 8.7 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
March 31 » American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
May 12 » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
November 5 » Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.
November 11 » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
December 10 » Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.
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