The first of the East Los Angeles walkouts occur at several high schools.
Tag: 1968
1 July 1968
The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, London and Moscow by 62 countries.
21 March 1968
Battle of Karameh takes place in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah.
21 January 1968
One of the more controversial battles of the Vietnam War begins, the Battle of Khe Sanh.
14 October 1968
Jim Hines of the becomes the first man ever to break the so-called “ten-second barrier” in the 100-meter sprint in the Olympic Games held in…
8 October 1968
United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta called Operation Sealords.