WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1963
Find out what all happened February to November 1963

An assassination attempt of Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis, who will die five days later. (22. May 1963)

Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration. (8. February 1963)

129 American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. (10. April 1963)

The United States Supreme Court rules 8 to 1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. (17. June 1963)

Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan apartment, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights. (28. August 1963)

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. (5. August 1963)

A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. (30. May 1963)

Kenya gains internal self-rule (Madaraka Day). (1. June 1963)

American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register. (11. June 1963)

In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody. (22. November 1963)

The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded. (6. September 1963)

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. (29. November 1963)

The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens. (29. September 1963)

The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. (8. August 1963)

John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty. (7. October 1963)

The iconic Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. (24. July 1963)

Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona (13. March 1963)

The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins (1. November 1963)

The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. (30. April 1963)