Atomic Bomb - 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
Time: Sunday Jan 21, 1968
Place: Thule Air Base (formerly Pituffik), Greenland
Details: January 21, 1968: the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash involved a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber. The aircraft was carrying four hydrogen bombs when a cabin fire forced the crew to abandon the aircraft. Six crew members ejected safely, but one who did not have an ejection seat was killed while trying to bail out. The bomber crashed onto sea ice in Greenland, causing the nuclear payload to rupture and disperse, which resulted in widespread radioactive contamination.
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Donald Trump-Eligible to serve
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-New Delhi Conference
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Chris McCandless: Into the Wild-Birth
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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan-The Important Meeting
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Celine Dion-Dion birth
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James Bond-Colonel Sun was published
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Sony Corporation-Introduced The Trinitron brand
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World Bank-Robert McNamara became President of the World Bank
Monday Apr 1, 1968 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Martin Luther King-Assassination
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Jeff Bezos-Divorce of his Parents
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George W. Bush-Military Career
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Vietnam War-Peace Talks began
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Charles de Gaulle-The mass demonstrations challenged De Gaulle's legitimacy
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Tony Hawk-Birth
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Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle disappeared
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Juneteenth-Ralph Abernathy made June 19 the "Solidarity Day of the Poor People’s Campaign"
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Computer animation-Cybernetic Serendipity
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KFC-First in Australia
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Harald V-Marriage
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Yasunari Kawabata-Nobel Prize
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Donald Trump-Classified 1-Y
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Jeff Bezos-Raising
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Xerox-Xerox Tower
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Steven Spielberg-The Opportunity
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Jeff Bezos-Adoption
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