Baptist Church bombing: Four children are killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Date: September 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. Date: September 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. Date: September 4, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. Date: September 2, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance. Date: August 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Date: August 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech. Date: August 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners. Date: August 27, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Date: August 24, 1963 Read more…
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)