Date: April 16, 1963
American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register. Date:…
Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration. Date: October 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On…
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 1963United Kingdom Grants Zanzibar Internal Self-Government, June 24, 1963Patsy Cline,…
Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair. Date: September 25, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Mount Agung Erupts on Bali, Kills 1,100+ March 17, 1963Baptist Church Bombing Kills…
The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins. Date: November 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bluenose II Launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, July 24, 1963Doctor Who First Episode Broadcast by BBC, November 23, 1963Indiana…
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. Date: November 6, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…