Élysée Treaty Signed by France and West Germany, January 22, 1963
Date: January 22, 1963
Date: January 22, 1963
Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Date: February 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes EU Direct Effect Principle, February 5, 1963Project Mercury: Gordon Cooper’s…
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Baháʼí Faith. Date: April 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Supreme Court…
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:…
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 📅…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1963…
The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law. Date: February 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5…