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Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of…
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia.
The Motherland Calls (depicted in coat of arms), a colossal statue in Volgograd, Russia, which commemorates the…
American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service…
Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi was deposed in a coup d'état by his son, Prince Charles Ndizi.
Vietnam War: Members of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment were surrounded by a much larger Viet Cong…
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.
The South African Defence Force launched an attack against SWAPO guerrilla fighters at Omugulugwombashe, starting the…
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that…
Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge (pictured), suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for…
Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States…
Former Massachusetts attorney general Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the United States…
Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border…
Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border…
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Saraw