Date: August 21, 1963
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. Date: February 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Martin Luther King Jr. Writes Birmingham Jail Letter, April 16, 1963Buddhist Crisis: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu…
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 1963Vietnam War: Viet Cong Win First Major Victory at Ap Bac, January 2, 1963Félicette, First Cat…
Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. Date: October 18, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US-Soviet Red Telephone Agreement After Cuban Missile Crisis June…
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. Date: May 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in…
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. Date: May 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day…
The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.[citation needed] Date: April 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens Largest Radio Telescope November…