Date: August 21, 1963
Baptist Church bombing: Four children are killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Date: September 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Buddhist Crisis: Police Attack American Journalists…
The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party. Date: February 8, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963South Vietnamese Army Attacks Buddhists in Huế with Chemicals,…
The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. Date: August 30, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963James Meredith First African American Graduate University of Mississippi…
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. Date: May 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day…
President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Project Mercury: Gordon Cooper’s Final Solo Spaceflight,…
The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Date: October 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1963Walter…