New York Post Publishes Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, May 19, 1963

Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. Date: March 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes EU Direct Effect Principle,…

American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. Date: March 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Bye…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅…

Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people. Date: March 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Ba’ath Party Seizes Power in Syria Coup d’État, March 8, 1963Dominican Republic Elects Juan Bosch…

South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. Date: May 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in…

The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ends operation. Date: January 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique Reawakens U.S. Feminism February 19, 1963Libya Constitutional Amendments Enable Female Voting,…