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Nov 3, 2023

Wallace May Enter Presidential Primaries Next Year

Nov. 3, 1963 - Governor George Wallace of Alabama said today he may enter Presidential primaries in at least five Southern states in an...

Nov 3, 2023

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...

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

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

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

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 30, 2023

President Kennedy Speaks in Philadelphia

Oct. 30, 1963 - President Kennedy got a cool reception tonight as he toured the racially disturbed wards of South Philadelphia....

Oct 30, 2023

President and Mrs. Kennedy Lease House in Newport for Summer of ‘64

Oct. 30, 1963 - President and Mrs. Kennedy have leased a house in Newport, R.I. that they will occupy next August and September. The...

Oct 30, 2023

Three U.S. Military Advisers Captured by Viet Cong

Oct. 30, 1963 - Three U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam are believed to have been captured by Communist guerrillas who whipped a...

Oct 30, 2023

Demonstrators Harass Chief Justice Earl Warren in NYC

Oct. 30, 1963 - A band of shouting demonstrators hurled placards and leaflets at Chief Justice Earl Warren last night as he left the New...

Oct 29, 2023

Madame Nhu Barred from “My Fair Lady” Film Set

Oct. 29, 1963 - Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (pictured left with her daughter), First Lady of South Vietnam, arrived in Los Angeles today and...