Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini Elected Pope Paul VI, June 21, 1963

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 1963Berthold Seliger Launches Germany’s Only Sounding Rocket, May 2, 1963Joe Walker’s X-15…

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 1963Berthold Seliger Launches Germany’s Only Sounding Rocket, May 2, 1963Birmingham Police…

The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. Date: June 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963US-Soviet Red Telephone Agreement After Cuban Missile Crisis June 20, 1963Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space, June…

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. Date: June 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…

Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms. Date: April 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…

In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allow for female participation in elections. Date: April 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…