Video: 'First Woman in Space - 1963 | Today In History | 16 June 17'
(Sunday, June 16, 1963, 09:29:52 UTC; during the Space Race) — The world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit today by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. Continue reading Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman to travel into space 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1963)
(Saturday, June 15, 1963) — “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (June 15/22/29, 1963), the only Japanese-language song ever to top the chart. Continue reading ‘Sukiyaki’ by Kyu Sakamoto peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1963)
Video: 'Medgar Evers - Part 1, Civil Rights Heroes, Martin Kent Documentary' (June 12, 1963, at 4:28)
(Wednesday, June 12, 1963, at approximately 12:40 a.m. CST; during the Civil rights movement) — Medgar Evers, a 37-year-old African-American civil rights activist, was shot and killed today while standing in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi, by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens’ Council in Jackson and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Continue reading Civil rights leader Medgar Evers assassinated while standing in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1963)
Video: 'John F. Kennedy's 1963 Televised Address to the Nation on Civil Rights'
(Tuesday, June 11, 1963, 8:00 p.m. EDT; during the Report to the American People on Civil Rights, part of the civil rights movement) — U.S. President Kennedy delivered a historic civil rights address tonight on radio and television in which he proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and asked for “the kind of equality of treatment that we would want for ourselves.” Continue reading President John F. Kennedy proposes civil rights legislation in historic TV address 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1963)
Video: 'A Confrontation for Integration at the University of Alabama'
(Tuesday, June 11, 1963, 10:48 a.m. CST; during the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door, part of the Civil Rights movement) — Governor George C. Wallace stood in the door at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama today in an attempt to block James Hood and Vivian Malone from enrolling as the first African American students at the University. Continue reading Governor George Wallace stages ‘Stand in the Schoolhouse Door’ to block racial integration of University of Alabama 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1963)
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)
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)
(Saturday, June 8, 1963) — “Da Doo Ron Ron” by The Crystals peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’ by The Crystals peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1963)
Video: 'Come On (2022 Stereo Mix / Remaster) - The Rolling Stones'
(Friday, June 7, 1963) — The British rock music band The Rolling Stones released their first single for Decca Records today on Decca Records, covering Chuck Berry’s “Come On” and “I Want to Be Loved” by Willie Dixon. Continue reading The Rolling Stones release their first single ‘Come On’/’I Want To Be Loved’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 7 1963)
Video: 'Christine Keeler - Profumo Scandal'
(Wednesday, June 5, 1963; during the Profumo affair and the Cold War) — British Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigned today after acknowledging an extramarital affair with now 21-year-old Christine Keeler (who was also involved with a Soviet spy), and lying to Parliament about it. Continue reading Britain’s Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigns after acknowledging affair with young woman who was also involved with Soviet spy 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1963)
