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Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Ki
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institu
In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of L
The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the f
South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the f
Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, c
The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens
The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to e
The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to e
Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes in Unionville, Missouri after bombs explode on board, killing 45
Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bu