Swissair Flight 306 Crashes Near Dürrenäsch, 80 Killed September 4, 1963

The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. Date: July 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Execution of Henry John Burnett, Last Man Hanged…

Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. Date: August 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events…

A day after South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. Date: June 17, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This…

The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. Date: June 24, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Van Gend en Loos Establishes Direct Effect in EU Law, February 5, 1963Libya Constitutional Amendments Enable Female Voting,…

Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. Date: May 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅…

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…