The temperature on July 4, 1968 was between 6.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
April 11 » Assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement.
May 26 » H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
May 30 » Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France.
July 1 » The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
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