What Happened in Nov 1963

"The Servant" Is Released

The Servant is Harold Pinter's 1963 film adaptation of the 1948 novel by Robin Maugham. A British production directed by Joseph Losey, it stars... Read more

Diem Overthrown and Executed

The inept performance of the South Vietnamese army was exemplified by failed actions such as the Battle of Ap Bac on 2 January 1963, in which a... Read more

Arrest and Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem and His Brother, Nhu

The arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, then president of South Vietnam, marked the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup d'état led... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes The Clocks

Sheila Webb, a typist-for-hire, arrives at her afternoon appointment to find a well-dressed corpse surrounded by six clocks, four of which are... Read more

Tsurumi Rail Accident

The Tsurumi rail accident occurred on November 9, 1963 between Tsurumi Station and Shin-Koyasu Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama, Japan,... Read more

Lyndon B. Johnson is Sworn in as US President

Two hours and eight minutes after President Kennedy was assassinated in a motorcade at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, Johnson was sworn in as... Read more

The Beatles release With the Beatles

With The Beatles is The Beatles' second UK album, recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November 1963, the same day... Read more

President John F. Kennedy Assassinated

Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives Findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations in the... Read more

John F. Kennedy's Body is Buried in Arlington National Cemetery

On November 25, 1963, John F. Kennedy's body was buried in a small plot, (20 ft. by 30 ft.), in Arlington National Cemetery. Over a period of 3... Read more

Rivonia Trial

The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress were... Read more

President Johnson Announces Renaming of Station Number 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range and the NASA Launch Operations Center as JFK Space Center

I have today determined that Station Number 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range and the NASA Launch Operations Center in Florida shall hereafter be... Read more

Lyndon B. Johnson Establishes the Warren Commission to Investigate the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 29,... Read more

Northwest Expressway in Chicago is Renamed John F. Kennedy Expressway

The Kennedy was originally constructed along the route of Avondale Avenue, an existing diagonal street, and the northwest railroad corridor, in the... Read more