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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
British politician John Profumo admitted that he had lied to the House of Commons about his involvement in a sex scandal
Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death in Saigon to protest the persecution of Buddhists by Catholic So
Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?"
The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm,…
The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm,…
The United Kingdom granted self-government to Sarawak (first flag pictured), the day would be celebrated as Sarawak Day.
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
Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic…
The United States conducted the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test, the largest nuclear explosion in outer space.
In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los…
In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his cabinet.
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