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South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed…
South Vietnamese opposition figure Phan Quang Đán was elected to the National Assembly, despite soldiers being bussed…
Writer and politician Abdul Muis became the first person to be awarded the posthumous title of National Hero of…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô…
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô…
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
The United Kingdom tested its first hydrogen bomb over Malden Island in Operation Grapple
Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the
Ellen Fairclough (pictured) became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began an official visit to Australia, the first by a foreign incumbent head…
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since…
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death
Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under…
Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the…
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…