Date: October 31, 1963
Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. Date: March 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963USS Thresher Sinks, 129 American Sailors Die, April 10,…
On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic. Date: October 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Sarawak Gains Self-Governance, July 22, 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens Largest Radio Telescope November 1,…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅…
The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Date: May 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Birmingham Police Crack Down on Civil Rights Protesters, May 3,…
Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. Date: April 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Walter Ciszek Released from Soviet Union After 23 Years, October 12,…
The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Date: May 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963France Cedes Bizerte Naval Base to Tunisia, October 10, 1963South…