Major Events In 1963

Martin Luther King & Ralph Abernathy arrested

Apr 12, 1963

Goes to jail in Birmingham, Alabama during the protests. Martin Luther King then writes his 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.

Martin Luther King Jr gives 'I Have A Dream' speech

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr speaks about his beliefs on segregation between white & black people. He believes that we should all be treated with equality, no matter what race we are.

Channel 9

Sep 16, 1963

Channel 9 founded as a national television network in Australia.

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty takes effect

Oct 10, 1963

Fall and assasination of Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon, South Vietnam

Oct 10, 1963

This assasination was planned by the Kennedy Administration.

Change to the Indiginous Australians

Nov 1, 1963

Aboriginals now had the power to vote in federal elections on the same basis as any other elector.

President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas

Nov 22, 1963

President Johnson escalates American's military involvement in the Vietnam War

Nov 24, 1963

The Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand,"

Nov 29, 1963

Which becomes a huge hit and a success in America.

Connecting Phones

Dec 3, 1963

Australians on this day had the power to connect easily by telephone with many coutries from the rest of the world.