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Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The…
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which…
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's…
Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of…
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants'…
President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that…
President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that…
A President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes just after takeoff from Shannon Airport, Ireland. All 83 passengers and crew…
The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of…
Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the…
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the…
Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.