North Borneo Achieves Self-Governance, August 31, 1963
Date: August 31, 1963
Date: August 31, 1963
Nagaland, became the 16th state of India. Date: December 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space, June 16, 1963John Profumo Resigns in Profumo Affair Sex Scandal, June…
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 β π Other events on May 15 π …
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. Date: April 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1963 π …
Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. Date: December 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 10 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law June 10, 1963Aeroflot…
Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms. Date: April 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day…
Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Date: August 18, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Execution of Henry John Burnett, Last Man Hanged…