5 January: American Union State pilot Eli H Brackman scored the final Air to Air kill in the North American war, shooting down a Canadian jet while on routine patrol on the Rocky mountains. This is the final incident where a military confrontation between the Americans and Canadians occurred, shortly afterwards. The treaty of Halifax would be signed.
10 January: The Japanese Space Program sends a rocket to orbit the moon and return back home for the first time. This rocket is unmanned, but it is bringing a full complement necessary for a manned moon mission.
20 January: The OEEC, or the Organization of European Economic Cooperation, was renamed the OECD, or the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
2 February: After much wrangling, JICA, or the Japan International Cooperation Agency, was formally formed. JICA would be the premier overseas development agency for Japan, whose tasks range from small community initiatives to large multibillion-dollar economic projects.
5 February: After much wrangling, negotiation, and threats. The European Economic Community, or the EEC, was formed. The organization would be the predecessor of the European Socialist Union.
8 February: The first ever gender-changing procedure in Japan happened in Taihoku/ Taiwan. Fuuka Terumi, previous name Hitoshi Terumi. Changed his gender into a woman. The procedure proved to be a major event on the island, garnering massive news reports and a lot of interviews for Fuuka herself.
15 February: The National Housing Act, a bill that would create a comprehensive national housing program for the poor and the underserved, was passed by both the Filipino Congress and Senate. President Diosdado Macapagal is set to sign the bill into law the next day, which he did.
20 February: In a later famous picture. The Nizam of Hyderabad, Mukarram Jah, was thrown eggs in public after exiting his vehicle. The assailant would face charges, but massive public backlash suspended the trial of assaulting the Nizam indefinitely. The 'attack' would also lead to a discussion about Lese Majeste laws in India.
5 March: The Japanese Ministry of Defense begins the tendering process for a series of next-generation fighter jets, attackers, interceptors, cargo planes, refuelers, AEW aircraft, and electronic warfare aircraft, for both the Navy and the Air Force respectively.
10 March: As of right now, there are more Izumi class carriers serving in the IJN right now than Kaga class carriers. Marking a turning point for the Japanese Navy.
20 March: Cambodian separatist activists made their presence known by protesting in the city of Phnom Penh, the 20th is the start of the Cambodian separatist marches, a series of protest actions and marches by Cambodian separatists that would last the entire year.
3 April: In the same vein, southern Muslim separatists began a series of marches in southern Siam. This series of protests and marches triggered a major crisis within the Siam government.
10 April: The first ever major Mantetsu negotiations occur. Both the Japanese and Chinese delegations meet in the city of Fengtian to hammer out a deal. The Chinese delegation desired majority control, while the Japanese delegation desired cash payments in exchange for that control. Time will tell whether these negotiations will prove successful or not.
13 April: The first detailed documentary about life in New Guinea was aired on NHK. Stunning audiences, who saw for the first time what the Japanese southern territories look like.
17 April: A flight accident in the Carrier Nagato triggered a major fire that nearly sank the ship. Lessons learnt from the incident would improve overall ship safety and carrier operational safety within the IJN.
20 April: An RP-1 high-speed reconnaissance aircraft became the first Japanese military aircraft to overfly almost the entirety of continental Europe, landing in Morocco after crossing the Spanish border.
3 May: After years of negotiations, construction of the Baikonur Cosmodrome has begun. Initiating a Joint space program between China, Central Asia, and East Russia.
8 May: The phrase 'Jewel of the Equator' was coined by a Japanese journalist when describing Singapore. The term would stuck, becoming a common nickname for the Island City.
10 May: The treaty of Halifax. A peace treaty ending the North American war was signed between the American Union State, Canada, France and the Union of Britain.
15 May: The treaty of Entebbe. A peace treaty between Japan, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Mozambique, was signed. Formally ending the South African War and bringing another chapter that defined the 1960s to a close.
27 May: A major Japanese organization, the Peace and Development Initiative, was formed by notable Waseda University alumni and aims to bring forward increased economic development towards developing countries, funding for the organization would rely on donations and products that promote the PDI's cause.
31 May: The Sony
Trinitron, the first ever mass-produced colour tv, was available for public purchase. It proved to be a massive hit due to being much cheaper than most TVs, but also by having better colour quality than most television sets.
2 June: Mass Student demonstrations occurred in Colombia. The slow economic growth rate and the high unemployment of the country proved to be a cocktail of discontent among the young population.
6 June: In an experiment. A Japanese sailor sailed from Tokyo, Japan, to Rabaul, Japan, on a sailing ship. Proving that it is possible to sail from one point of the country to another using primitive methods.
8 June: The 5 languages of Formosa law were formally enacted and were put to force the next day.
10 June: In a massive nighttime raid. OSI agents uncovered a hidden network of remaining '61 coup enactors, arresting 15 individuals who participated in the 1961 coup against the Japanese government.
18 June: Somalia officially renames its military into the Somali Defense Forces, divided into the Somali Ground Defense Forces, Somali Naval Defense Forces, and Somali Air Defense Forces. This is an effort from its Social Democratic government to make 'turn the national sentiment of the nation against war', several ministries and monuments that were dedicated to war were subsequently renamed or taken down.
25 June: The Lese Majeste revision act, essentially copying the legislation the Japanese passed a couple of years ago, is introduced into the Indian parliament, provoking intense debate and discussions in both Parliament and the wider population. It still remains a question if the Council of Princes were to enact this law should the Council of Commoners pass it.
1 July: The first ever Japanese VTOL jet begins its first flight trials in Hokkaido. Its unique engine layout allows the plane to take off and land vertically, the first trial is a success.
4 July: In a 4th of July speech, President John F Kennedy announces how America has 'endured under great hardship and came out the other side just alright.' The quote became attributable to the American experience during the North American war.
10 July: The Indian Lese Majeste revision act passes the Council of Commoners, and was passed to the Council of Princes.
19 July: After completing its second flight trial, the VTOL is named the
Kyushu Itsumade. The aircraft would be a light attack aircraft that can carry some air-to-air armaments if needed. While it is intended primarily for Rikusentai use, the IJN is interested in procuring several Itsumades for carrier use, as are the Insulindian, Filipino, and Hawaiian Air Forces and Navies respectively.
20 July: The first rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome was conducted, it was a joint Chinese-Russian-Central Asian design.
30 July: 'Cooperatives or Unionized Workplaces?' A provocative book by a ghostwriter was published on the Union of Britain's bookshelves, the book details the advantages and disadvantages of both a cooperative style and a unionized style workplace, provoking extreme reactions among workers from both types of industries.
31 July: Dad's Army, a sitcom about a bunch of British Territorial Units during the Second Weltkrieg, airs on British Television.
2 August: A 7.6 Magnitude
Earthquake occurs in Casiguran, Quezon, the Philippines. It injures around 30 and kills 25.
18 August: Two charter busses are forced into the Hida River, Japan, on National Highway Route 41 in an accident caused by heavy rain, 104 are killed.
25 August: In a famous interview, Daniel Guerin, former leader of the French Commune, says that 'the transitory period into a classless society will last a couple of centuries at best.'
7 September: John Garner, an American refugee living in Japan, fleeing the Second American Civil war during the early 1940s, becomes the first African American to be a naturalized Japanese citizen. He eventually became an advocate for immigrants, and subsequently, black rights in Japanese politics.
20 September: The fifth division debuts in NHK, eventually becoming the longest-running Crime Show in history.
1 October: Japanese elections, Michi Nishiura's Shakai Taishuto won 56% of the votes, allowing the Shakai Taishuto the ability to form an absolute majority government.
2 October: Discussions for a National Level highway system for Insulindia first occurred when a representative from West Java proposes the Trans-Java highway.
9 October: Hawaii begins discussions with Australia and New Zealand about developing a joint Submarine project between the three countries, this would be the first endeavour from these three countries in creating a separate but compatible defence capability within the CPS.
22 October: The
Gun Control Act of 1968 was enacted by President John F Kennedy.
3 November: American Union State elections. Robert F Kennedy from the Left-wing faction of the America first party won the election after a bitterly contested election. The candidate running against him, Russell B. Long, had strong name recognition for being a Long, and also for being the former governor of Louisiana. RFK won the election narrowly by 50.5% of the vote.
17 November: The German Autobahn is connected to the French Autoroute system for the first time. Signalling increased cooperation between France and Germany, and mending ties after the 2nd Weltkrieg.
22 November: The Beatles released their 7th Album, popularly known as the
White Album.
3 December: In an NBC TV Special, Elvis Presley returns to signing after an extended break.
10 December: A potential robbery of some
300 Million Yen was thwarted by a passing Off-Duty OSI agent.
24 December: A Japanese rocket carrying a manned spacecraft this time around, circled the moon and returned back to Earth. The Astronauts would be congratulated as heroes for the exploration of Space.
