Date: April 21, 1963
Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is killed by Jack Ruby on live television. Robert H. Jackson takes a photograph of the shooting that will win the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Photography. Date: November 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this…
Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. Date: December 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law June 10, 1963US…
In Italy, a large landslide causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000. Date: October 9, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Élysée Treaty Signed by France and West Germany,…
"Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages. Date: December 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Lyndon B. Johnson Establishes…
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ends operation. Date: January 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Britain Admits Kim Philby Was Soviet Agent, July 1, 1963Berthold Seliger Launches Germany’s Only Sounding Rocket,…
Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. Date: March 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Togo Coup D’État Assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio, January…