Daily Archives: June 10, 2023

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself to death at major intersection in Saigon to protest persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnamese government 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1963)

1960s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History (Ep-3) America's Mandarin (1954-1963)' (Buddhist Crisis at 33:53)

(Tuesday, June 11, 1963, 9:22 a.m. Saigon Standard Time; during the Buddhist crisis, part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — South Vietnamese Buddhist monk  Thich Quang Duc, 65, committed suicide by self-immolation, burning himself to death today at a major intersection in Saigon to protest the oppression of Buddhists by the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, who belonged to the Catholic minority and was supported by the United States. Continue reading Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself to death at major intersection in Saigon to protest persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnamese government 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1963) →

President John F. Kennedy suspends all U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1963)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'JFK'S "PEACE" SPEECH AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (JUNE 10, 1963) (VIDEO VERSION)'

(Monday, June 10, 1963, 10:31 a.m. EDT; during Kennedy’s American University speech, part of the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced today that he was suspending all atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons and work towards a nuclear test-ban treaty with the Soviet Union and other atomic powers during his commencement address — titled “A Strategy of Peace” — at American University in Washington, D.C. Continue reading President John F. Kennedy suspends all U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1963) →