Date: August 24, 1963
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show. Date: October 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état. Date: March 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Execution of Henry John Burnett, Last Man Hanged in Scotland, August 15, 1963Thích…
X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)). Date: August 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Hurricane Flora Kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti, October 4,…
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite. Date: January 23, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US-Soviet Red Telephone Agreement After Cuban Missile…
ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail. Date: July 1, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Grigoris Lambrakis Attacked, Dies After Assault, May 22, 1963Buddhist Crisis: U.S. Urges Coup Against Ngô Đình Diệm,…
One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. Date: April 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US Suspends Commercial Import Program Over Buddhist Repression – October 5, 1963South…