Events in History
- Jan 19 Indira Gandhi elected India's 4th Prime Minister
- Feb 3 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
- Mar 11 Military coup led by Indonesian General Suharto breaks out
- Mar 26 Large-scale anti-Vietnam War protests take place in the United States, including in New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago
- Jun 29 Vietnam War: US planes bomb the North Vietnamese capital Hanoi and the port city of Haiphong for the first time
- Jul 13 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founds the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement) in New York City
- Nov 2 The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the US
- Dec 8 US and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
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- Mar 10 Dutch Crown Princess Beatrix (Queen Beatrix) marries German aristocrat Claus von Amsberg in Amsterdam
- Jun 6 Socialite Claus von Bulow marries heiress Martha [Sunny]Sharp Crawford
- Jul 6 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 4th wife Nancy Hackett
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Cluny MacPhersonArticles and Photos
Buried at Sea: The Casket That Carried JFK
John F. Kennedy's aides struggling to load the casket containing the slain President aboard Air Force One is an enduring image. But what happened to the casket?February 18The Tragedy of Aberfan
One hundred and sixteen young children died on this day when an avalanche of coal tip waste and debris thundered down a hillside and engulfed their school.October 21A Selfie in Space
Buzz Aldrin takes the first 'space selfie' during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966November 12
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