James Meredith First African American Graduate University of Mississippi August 18, 1963

Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio. Date: January 13, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Gateway Arch Construction Begins in St. Louis February 12, 1963Martin Luther King Jr….

The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith. Date: April 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Alcatraz Federal…

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac. Date: January 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique Reawakens U.S. Feminism February…

Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. Date: October 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bluenose II Launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, July 24, 1963Princess Alexandra Marries Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey,…

Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. Date: July 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On…