The events of 1963
- 29 January 1963
France’s President Charles De Gaulle vetoes the UK’s entry into the EEC.
- 08 February 1963
US – The JF Kennedy Administration make Travel and Commerce with Cuba illegal.
- 21 March 1963
Alcatraz, the prison island in San Francisco Bay closes.
- 22 March 1963
The album Please Please me is released by The Beatles.
- 15 April 1963
Anti nuclear weapons march – 70,000 from Aldermarston march in London.
- 01 May 1963
The Coca-Cola Company launches its first diet drink, TaB cola.
- 05 June 1963
John Profumo resigns amid Sex Scandal.
- 08 August 1963
The Great Train Robbery occurs.
- 28 August 1963
“I Have A Dream” – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his historic speech.
- 05 September 1963
Christine Keeler is arrested for perjury for her part in the Profumo Affair.
- 18 November 1963
The Dartford Tunnel opens.
- 22 November 1963
The Author C.S. Lewis dies.
- 22 November 1963
President JF Kennedy is shot dead in Dallas.
