Date: May 3, 1963
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. Date: July 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Cane Creek Potash Mine Explosion Kills 18 Miners,…
A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule. Date: October 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US Suspends Commercial Import Program Over Buddhist Repression – October 5, 1963Dominican Republic Elects…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes into the Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. 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 1963Arecibo Observatory Opens…
Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. Date: July 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Élysée Treaty Signed by France and West Germany, January 22, 1963Grigoris…
Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio. Date: January 13, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Begins with PAIGC Attack, January 23, 1963Birmingham Police Crack…
An assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Aden kills two people and wounds dozens more. Date: December 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Libya Constitution Amendments Enable Female Voting, National Unity…