Date: June 20, 1963
The film Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is released in US theaters. It was the most expensive film made at the time. Date: June 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Ciaculli…
NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith during the civil rights movement. Date: June 12, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day…
The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread. Date: February 19, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Guinea-Bissau…
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 → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅…
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. Date: June 21, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Medgar Evers Murdered in Jackson Civil Rights Movement June 12, 1963Soviet Submarine K-33 Collides with…
A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem. Date: May 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)…