Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Closes – March 21, 1963

One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. Date: April 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Vajont Dam Landslide Kills 2,000 in Italy, October 9, 1963Betty Friedan’s The…

Aeroflot Flight 191 crashes while landing at Aşgabat International Airport, killing 12. Date: March 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963March on Washington: Martin Luther King Jr. Gives “I Have a Dream” Speech,…

The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Birmingham Police Brutally Suppress Civil Rights Protesters,…

NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the civil rights movement. Date: June 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…

In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allow for female participation in elections. Date: April 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…