Date: April 21, 1963
The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Date: October 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Rome,…
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 1963Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Ends Operations January 21, 1963ZIP Codes…
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. Date: May 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day…
An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. 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 1963Honduras Violent Coup Begins Two Decades of Military Rule, October 3, 1963Patsy Cline Plane…
The cruise ship Lakonia burns 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. Date: December 22, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm Assassinated…
An oxygen leak from an R-9 Desna missile at the Baikonur Cosmodrome triggers a fire that kills seven people. Date: October 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963The Beatles Record First Album Please…