Date: June 12, 1963
Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. Date: September 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963ZIP Codes Introduced for U.S. Mail, July 1, 1963James Meredith First African…
CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. Date: September 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963South Vietnamese Soldiers…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes into the Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Date: February 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963United Kingdom Grants…
Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. Date: July 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini Elected Pope Paul VI, June 21, 1963Ba’ath…
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, who also kills Dallas Police officer J. D. Tippit after fleeing the scene. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States afterwards. Date: November 22, 1963 Read more…
Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis is clubbed over the head, causing his death five days later. Date: May 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Tsurumi Rail Accident Kills 162 on Tōkaidō Main Line,…