Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
Apollo 13 is launched.
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
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