October 14th (1968) was a Monday. It's the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 78 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 14th October, 1968
» Vietnam War: 27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio of San Francisco in California for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War.
» Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will send about 24,000 soldiers and Marines back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty in the combat zone there.
» Apollo program: The first live TV broadcasting named broadcast, by American astronauts in Low Earth orbit named orbit, was performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
» An earthquake rated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale destroys the Australian town of Meckering, Western Australia, and it also ruptures all nearby main highways and railroads.
» Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100 metres called 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.
Famous Birthdays on October 14 in 1968
» Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician) e.g Jay Ferguson, Canadian guitarist (Sloan (band) named Sloan)
» Johnny Goudie, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Goudie (band) called Goudie)
» Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer
» Timothy Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer
» Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (d. 2012)
October 14th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of Saints named Feast Day:
» Angadrisma
» Fortunatus of Todi
» Joseph Schereschewsky (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Pope Callistus I
» October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Day of the Svetitskhoveli e.g Cathedral of Living Pillar (Georgian Orthodox Church)
» Julius Nyerere or Nyerere Day (Tanzania)
» Public holidays in Yemen named Second Revolution Day (Yemen)