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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.
An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.
French president Charles de Gaulle delivered his "speech to the German youth" to 20,000 people in the courtyard of…
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the…
The North Yemen Civil War began when Abdullah al-Sallal dethroned the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declared Yemen to…
The North Yemen Civil War began when Abdullah al-Sallal dethroned the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declared Yemen to…
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
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 U.S. National Hurricane Research Project sought to weaken Hurricane Esther by seeding it with silver iodide,…
An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations…
Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.
The Sibley Commission issued their final report, urging the government of the U