Aeroflot Flight 191 Crashes at Aşgabat Airport, Killing 12 – March 5, 1963

Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. Date: July 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day…

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech. Date: August 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Skopje Earthquake Kills 1,100 in…

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. Date: March 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Aeroflot Flight 191 Crashes at Aşgabat Airport, Killing 12 – March 5, 1963Northwest Orient Flight 705 Crashes in Everglades, February 12,…

Kenya declares independence from Great Britain. Date: December 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 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, 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes Direct…

John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. Date: June 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅…