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Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to be
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war
A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye
The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the
Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been i
Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been i
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establi
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establi
Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form the United Republic of Tanzania
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias
Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Ki