20496 days before today
Today is November 25th, 2024 (Monday), so 20496 days before today would be:
October 14th, 1968 (Monday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 288
• Week number: 42
• Leap year: 1968 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
• Moon Phase: Last Quarter - 11:07 am
• Illumination: 46%
• Moon Age: 22.45 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
October 14th, 1968 Holidays and National Days
October 14th, in History
2012
Felix Baumgartner breaks the world record for highest manned balloon flight, highest parachute jump, and greatest free-fall velocity, parachuting from an altitude of approximately 24 miles (39km).
1998
Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with the 1996 bombing during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; It was one of several bombing incidents Rudolph carried out to protest legalized abortion in the US.
1994
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres for establishing the Oslo Accords and preparing for Palestinian Self Government.
1983
Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop is overthrown and later executed by a military coup.
1969
The British 50-pence coin enters the UK’s currency, the first step toward covering to a decimal system, which was planned for 1971.
1968
US Defense Department announces 24,000 soldiers and Marines will be sent back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty.
1968
Jim Hines, USA, breaks the “ten-second barrier” in the 100-meter sprint at the Olympics in Mexico City; his time was 9.95.
1966
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, opens its underground Montreal Metro rapid-transit system.
1964
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating a policy of non-violence.
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis begins; USAF U-2 reconnaissance pilot photographs Cubans installing Soviet-made missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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