What day of the week was Christmas 1968, December 25, 1968?

The day of the week December 25th, 1968 fell on was a Wednesday. It was Christmas Day.

Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the very first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver the sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit. Kilvenmani massacre the 44 Dalits (untouchables) burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.