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Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of
Enoch Powell, a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and
Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B
The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming a
Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action
American radical feminist Valerie Solanas shot and wounded visual artist Andy Warhol and two others at Warhol's New York
Zakir Husain took office as the first elected Muslim President of India
Australians voted overwhelmingly to include Indigenous Australians in population counts for constitutional purposes and
Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Saraw
Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publ
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania with Julius Nyerere as its first president
Vietnam War: An explosion attributed to Viet Cong commandos caused the escort carrier USNS Card to sink in the port of S
Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Ngu
Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Ngu
A refusal by the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transport and General Workers' Union to permit the employment of black
A refusal by the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transport and General Workers' Union to permit the employment of black