What Happened in Jan 1968

The Bee Gees release Horizontal

Horizontal is the fourth studio album by the Bee Gees, and the second to receive an international release. The LP was released in early 1968, and... Read more

Electric Prunes release "Mass in F Minor"

Mass in F Minor is a 1968 album by the The Electric Prunes, consisting of a musical setting of the mass sung in Latin and arranged in the... Read more

United States Air Force Launches Operation Igloo White

Operation Igloo White was a covert United States Air Force electronic warfare operation conducted from late January 1968 until February 1973,... Read more

Operation Niagara I is Launched

During the last four months of 1967 a series of fierce border battles erupted in South Vietnam that cast a shadow on what had been a productive... Read more

Super Bowl II - Packers 33, Raiders 14

The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at... Read more

Operation Niagara II is Launched

On 21 January PAVN opened a continuous artillery barrage directed at Khe Sanh. It was also the launch day for Operation Niagara II. The Marine... Read more

Battle of Khe Sanh Begins

The Battle of Khe Sanh was conducted in northwestern Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), between 21 January and 8 April 1968... Read more

North Korean Commandos Cross DMZ in an Attempt to Assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee

On January 21, 1968, 31 North Korean commandos snuck into South Korea in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung Hee. The teams, organized... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Lady Soul"

Lady Soul is a soul album by Aretha Franklin, released on January 22, 1968 (see 1968 in music). The album was her second chart-topper, the... Read more

Apollo 5 Mission

Apollo 5 was the first unmanned flight of the Apollo Lunar Module, which would later carry astronauts to the lunar surface. It lifted off on... Read more

Operation Coburg Begins

Operation Coburg was an Australian military action during the Vietnam War. The operation took place between 24 January − 1 March 1968 and saw heavy... Read more

First Battle of Saigon

Although Saigon was the focal point of the offensive, the communists did not seek a total takeover of the city. Rather, they had six primary... Read more

Battle of Hue

At 03:40 on the foggy morning of 31 January, allied defensive positions north of the Perfume River in the city of Hue were mortared and rocketed... Read more

The Tet Offensive Begins

The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that began on January 31, 1968. Forces of the National Liberation Front for South... Read more