What happened on October 2, 1968, in Mexico?

October 2, 2022, commemorates the 54th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, where more than 300 people died, mostly students, and to date the exact number of dead and wounded is unknown.

What happened on October 2, 1968, in Mexico?
On October 2, 1968, the Mexican Army and the Olimpia Battalion killed hundreds of students in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco.Credit: UNAM