Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Closes – March 21, 1963

At a coal mine in Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458 and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning. Date: November 9, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bristol Bus Boycott Protests Racial Discrimination in…

The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level. Date: December 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…

Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. Date: October 18, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Puijo Observation Tower Opens to the Public in Kuopio,…

France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. Date: October 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law June 10, 1963South Vietnamese Buddhist Crisis Riot Kills One…

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:…

Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people. Date: March 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963ZIP Codes Introduced for U.S. Mail, July 1, 1963Soviet Submarine K-33 Collides with M/S Finnclipper,…