WHAT HAPPENED IN 1963.
Look what happened the 1963.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. (7. September 1963)

The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed at an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States (15. September 1963)

Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country. (16. September 1963)

Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo Affair. (25. September 1963)

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

A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule. (3. October 1963)

Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. (4. October 1963)

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

In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it. (9. October 1963)

France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. (10. October 1963)

A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. (22. October 1963)

An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed. (31. October 1963)

The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens. (1. November 1963)

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

South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. (2. November 1963)

Vietnam War: Following the November 1 coup and execution of President Ngo Dinh Diem, coup leader General Duong Van Minh takes over leadership of South Vietnam. (6. November 1963)

Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days. (7. November 1963)

At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning. (9. November 1963)

The first push-button telephone goes into service. (18. November 1963)