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1963 The biggest news from 1963 was the assassination of the US President Kennedy on November 22 which thrust Lyndon Johnson into the role of president and the murder two days later of Lee Harvey Oswald by nightclub owner Jack Ruby.
Dec 4, 2016 · Historical Events for the Year 1963. 2nd January » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. 22nd January » The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
December 8 – A lightning strike causes the crash of Pan Am Flight 214 near Elkton, Maryland, United States, killing 81 people. December 10. Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom, as a constitutional monarchy under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
November 16 – A newspaper strike begins in Toledo, Ohio. November 18 – The first push-button telephone is made available to AT&T customers in the United States. November 22: President Kennedy assassinated. Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as next president, 2 hours after Kennedy's assassination.
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Nov 19, 2018 · President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. Shots rang out as Kennedy’s motorcade turned past the...
Feb 15, 2013 · The final months of 1963 were punctuated by one of the most tragic events in American history, the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Let me take you 50 years into the...
Jun 1, 2023 · The year 1963 was pivotal to the modern Civil Rights Movement. It is often recalled as the year of the March on Washington, but much more transpired. It was a year dedicated to direct action and voter registration and punctuated by moments of political theater and acts of violence.
Oct 29, 2009 · Officially called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the historic gathering took place on August 28, 1963. Some 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, and more than...
