Date: August 21, 1963
Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. Date: May 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅…
X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)). Date: August 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Miike Coal Mine Explosion Kills 458, Poisons 839 – November…
Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963…
A day after South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This…
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 1963Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech Supports West Germany June 26, 1963Berthold Seliger Launches Germany’s Only…
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments. Date: June 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On…