Date in year · 1968 · The 1960s
On February 16, 1968, in Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. The year's #1 song was "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. Ashley Judd, Mswati III, Julia Morris would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · February 16, 1968
S. state of Alabama. It incorporated on February 28, 1889.
Around 1968
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
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City in Alabama, United States
S. state of Alabama. It incorporated on February 28, 1889.
1968 aviation accident
Civil Air Transport Flight 10 was a scheduled passenger flight from the now-closed Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong to Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. The flight, designated CT-010, was operated by a Boeing 727-92C registered as B-1018. On 16 February 1968, the aircraft crashed into Hunan village in Linkou Township, Taipei County, killing 21 people of the 64 people on board, as well as one person on the ground.
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