Sharpeville Massacre, South Africa
Civil War in Belgian Congo
East Asia and the Pacific
Start of Sino-Soviet dispute
Berlin Wall Built
First man in space
Americas
Launch of Civil Rights movement in southern
US
"Bay of Pigs" operation in Cuba
Africa
South Africa becomes independent republic
Tanzania gains independence
East Asia and the Pacific
US increase involvement in Vietnam
New English Bible
Cuban missile crisis
Africa
Algeria becomes independent
Nelson Mandella imprisoned
East Asia and the Pacific
Sino-Indian war
Nuclear test ban treaty
Americas
Assassination of President Kennedy
Africa
Organization of African Unity set up
Kenya gains independence
Montreal FOC meeting
1963 - 1965 Second Vatican Council
Brezhnev becomes Soviet leader
Americas
Civil Rights Act US
Miltary coup in Brazil
South Asia and Middle East
Arafat founds Palestine Liberation Organization
Death penalty abolished UK
Africa
Rhodesia declares UDI
South Asia and the Middle East
Indo-Pakistan war
East Asia and the Pacific
Marcos becomes ruler of Philippines
France withdraws from NATO command
Americas
Growth of Black Power USA
East Asia and the Pacific
Start of Cultural Revolution in China
Geneva Ecumenical Conference
Military coup in Greece
Abortion Act UK
First heart transplant
Africa
Nigerian civil war
South Asia and Middle East
Six Day War (Third Arab-Israeli War)
East Asia and the Pacific
ASEAN formed
"Prague Spring" crushed by Russian invasion
Student riots
Americas
Assassination
of Revd. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
South Asia and Middle East
Saddam Hussein takes power in Iraq
Violence erupts in Northern Ireland
Americas
First man on Moon
Presbyterians and Congregationalists discuss the sharing of buildings
Programme to combat racism
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