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In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying
In Huế, South Vietnam, soldiers opened fire into a crowd of Buddhists protesting against a government ban on the flying
African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit wi
Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside the National Assembly of South Vietnam i
Buddhist crisis: South Vietnamese soldiers attacked Buddhist protesters in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear gas gren
The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business
Prime Minister Milton Margai led the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to independence from the United Kingdom
Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-s
Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-s
The Sibley Commission issued their final report, urging the government of the U
Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev announced that the Soviet Union was holding American pilot Francis Gary Powers, whose spy pl
American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela
US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela
The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor