New Government Forms in South Vietnam as Diem Aide is Executed
Nov. 3, 1963 - The military leaders of the South Vietnamese coup d’état proceeded today with action against backers of the deposed...
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Nov 2, 2023
Beliveau Scores Twice as Canadiens Top Red Wings in Montreal
Nov. 2, 1963 - Jean Beliveau (pictured) scored twice and helped set up two more goals as the Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings,...
Nov 2, 2023
[VIDEO] CBS Special Report on Vietnam: "Death of a Regime"
Nov. 2, 1963 - The South Vietnamese Government of President Ngo Dinh Diem has fallen in a swift military coup d’état. Both the President...
Nov 2, 2023
President Kennedy Meets with Top Aides on Vietnam
Nov. 2, 1963 - President Kennedy met twice today with his top national-security advisers to formulate a U.S. policy on establishing...
Nov 2, 2023
Sources Say Diem and Nhu Assassinated
Nov. 2, 1963 - While the Saigon radio had announced yesterday that President Ngo Dinh Diem and his powerful brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, had...
Nov 2, 2023
[VIDEO] Nov. 2, 1963 | Madame Nhu Press Conference
Nov. 2, 1963 - In an angry statement read at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Madame Ngo Dinh Dinh Nhu, whose husband...
Nov 2, 2023
Madame Nhu Points Finger at U.S. Government
Nov. 2, 1963 - In Beverly Hills, Calif., today, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu bitterly accused the U.S. Government of inciting and backing the...
Nov 2, 2023
Madame Nhu Points Finger at U.S. Government
Nov. 2, 1963 - In Beverly Hills, Calif., today, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu bitterly accused the U.S. Government of inciting and backing the...
Nov 1, 2023
Patriots Upset Oilers in AFL Contest
Nov. 1, 1963 - Houston Oiler coach Frank “Pop” Ivy stood on the sidelines and admitted he was in shock. He should have been. He had just...
Nov 1, 2023
Vincent Edwards of “Dr. Casey” in Nightclub Fistfight
Nov. 1, 1963 - Vincent Edwards, television’s “Dr. Ben Casey,” exchanged blows with a San Francisco nightclub patron who was pestering...
Nov 1, 2023
Kennedy Administration Denies Involvement in Viet Coup
Nov. 1, 1963 - Congressional sources said today that Administration officials had told them the military revolt in South Vietnam had come...
Nov 1, 2023
McNamara Orders Seventh Fleet to South Vietnam Vicinity
Nov. 1, 1963 - The Defense Department ordered ships of the Seventh Fleet to the vicinity of South Vietnam today to protect any Americans...
Nov 1, 2023
Movies: “Cheyenne Autumn”
Nov. 1, 1963 - A story of 300 Cheyenne warriors pursued by thousands of U.S. troops in 1878 is being filmed in color by Warner Brothers...
Nov 1, 2023
President Kennedy Attends Mass in Washington
Nov. 1, 1963 - President Kennedy attended an 11 a.m. mass today at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. On the church...
Nov 1, 2023
🚨Coup in South Vietnam Deposes President Diem and Brother
Nov. 1, 1963 - The South Vietnamese Government of President Ngo Dinh Diem has fallen in a swift military coup d’état. The insurgents...
Oct 31, 2023
🚨At Least 62 Killed in Indiana Coliseum Explosion
Oct. 31, 1963 - At least 62 persons were killed and hundreds were injured tonight in an explosion during the opening performance of the...
Oct 31, 2023
Highlights from President Kennedy’s News Conference
Oct. 31, 1963 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Troops — The U.S. plans no reduction of...
Oct 31, 2023
Flags Fly Upside Down Outside Edwin Walker’s Dallas Home
Oct. 31, 1963 - At the sprawling, gabled house in Dallas, Texas with the mailbox out front that says “General Edwin A. Walker,” there...
Oct 31, 2023
JFK: “No Question” LBJ Will Be on ’64 Ticket
Oct. 31, 1963 - Vice President Johnson’s place on the Democratic ticket in next year’s election was assured today by President Kennedy. A...
Oct 31, 2023
Pistons Drop Close Contest to Celtics at Cobo Arena
Oct. 31, 1963 - How do you beat the Boston Celtics? The Pistons took another crack at it last night before 3,662 fans at Cobo Arena and...
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