Miike Coal Mine Explosion Kills 458, Poisons 839 – November 9, 1963

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Date: November 29, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963The Beatles Release “I Want to Hold…

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…

CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. Date: September 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Cardinal Giovanni Battista…

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 release their debut album Please Please Me. Date: March 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Buddhist Crisis Protest Against Pro-Catholic Discrimination, May 30, 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens Largest Radio Telescope November 1,…

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 📅…