Mount Agung Eruption Kills Over 1,100 on Bali – March 17, 1963
Date: March 17, 1963
Date: March 17, 1963
Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by NgΓ΄ ΔΓ¬nh Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. Date: July 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1963 π On…
The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Date: February 27, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Execution of Henry John…
John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. Date: June 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π …
One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USSΒ Thresher sinks at sea. Date: April 10, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Aden Assassination Attempt Kills Two, Wounds Dozens – December 10, 1963Honduras Violent…
The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. Date: August 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 8 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Kennedy Signs…
U.S. civil rights campaigner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writes his open letter from Birmingham Jail, sometimes known as "The Negro Is Your Brother", while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama, for protesting against segregation. Date: April 16, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1963…