Date: May 15, 1963
Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1963…
The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. Date: August 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 8 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Pope John…
Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. Date: October 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 4 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Birmingham Police Crack Down on Civil Rights Protesters, May 3, 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes Direct Effect…
Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is killed by Jack Ruby on live television. Robert H. Jackson takes a photograph of the shooting that will win the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Photography. Date: November 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π Events on this…
U.S. civil rights campaigner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writes his open letter from Birmingham Jail, sometimes known as "The Negro Is Your Brother", while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama, for protesting against segregation. Date: April 16, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1963…
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. Date: March 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Nguyα» n Ngα»c ThΖ‘ Appointed South Vietnamese Leader After Diα»m’s Fall, November 6, 1963Baikonur Cosmodrome R-9 Desna Missile Fire Kills Seven, October…