Date: June 11, 1963
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. Date: April 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1963 π …
The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party. Date: February 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bluenose II Launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, July 24,…
The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. Date: December 31, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Lakonia Cruise Ship Fire Kills 128 Near Madeira, December 22, 1963South Vietnam Buddhist…
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 β π Other events on October 24 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Lyndon B. Johnson Establishes Warren Commission…
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…
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 β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio Begins Broadcasting in…