Mount Agung Erupts on Bali, Kills 1,100+ March 17, 1963

Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Date: June 26, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in…

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) More events from 1963Five Indian Generals Killed in…

Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair. Date: September 25, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963North Borneo Achieves Self-Governance, August 31, 1963Finnair Aero Flight 217 Crash Near Mariehamn…

Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. Date: August 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Britain Admits Kim Philby Was Soviet Agent, July 1,…

Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics, and which described the conditions for world peace in human terms. Date: April 11, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…