60 year old news headlines

Here are some significant news headlines from 60 years ago, in 1963:

January 1963

• "Kennedy Proposes Civil Rights Act" (January 11) - President John F. Kennedy calls for comprehensive civil rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
• "Cuba Missile Crisis Ends" (January 28) - The United States and the Soviet Union agree to dismantle Soviet missile sites in Cuba, ending the 13-day crisis.

February 1963

• "Astronauts Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra Return from Space" (February 26) - The two NASA astronauts return to Earth after spending 9 days in space on the Mercury-9 mission.

March 1963

• "Martin Luther King Jr. Leads March on Washington" (March 28) - Hundreds of thousands of civil rights supporters gather in Washington, D.C. to hear Dr. King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

April 1963

• "Berlin Wall Construction Begins" (April 13) - The East German government begins building the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin, a physical barrier between East and West Germany.

May 1963

• "Birmingham Church Bombing Kills Four" (May 15) - A bomb explodes at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four African American girls and injuring many others.

June 1963

• "Kennedy Assassination Investigation Begins" (June 24) - The Warren Commission is established to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963.

July 1963

• "U.S. and Soviet Union Sign Nuclear Test Ban Treaty" (July 25) - The United States and the Soviet Union sign a treaty banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater.

August 1963

• "Challenger Seven Astronauts Killed in Fire" (August 27) - A fire breaks out during a ground test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft, killing all three astronauts on board.

September 1963

• "Malcolm X Leaves Nation of Islam" (September 12) - Malcolm X, a prominent African American leader, leaves the Nation of Islam and begins to advocate for civil rights and racial equality.

October 1963

• "U.S. and South Vietnam Sign Military Aid Agreement" (October 2) - The United States and South Vietnam sign a military aid agreement, marking the beginning of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

November 1963

• "President Kennedy Assassinated" (November 22) - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open-top car in a motorcade.

December 1963

• "Lee Harvey Oswald Killed by Nightclub Owner" (December 24) - Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy, is shot and killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while in police custody.

These are just a few of the significant news headlines from 60 years ago. It was a tumultuous year marked by major events in politics, civil rights, space exploration, and international relations.