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 β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day…
Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1963…
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". Date: June 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in HuαΊΏ with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments. Date: June 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1963 π On…
A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem. Date: May 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Date: May 25, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis is clubbed over the head, causing his death five days later. Date: May 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Date: May 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on May 15 π …
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. Date: May 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in…