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1963
7 verified events recorded in 1963.
7
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May 3, 1963
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Dec 17, 1963
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1963-12-17
Clean Air Act of 1963 Establishes First Federal Air Pollution Control Despite Industry Opposition
5 src
John F. Kennedy · Lyndon B. Johnson · U.S. Congress · American Petroleum Institute · +1
confirmed
1963-10-18
Hoover Personally Briefs Johnson with King Sex-Surveillance Dossier, Weaponizing Personal Material Against Civil Rights Leader
3 src
J. Edgar Hoover · Lyndon B. Johnson · William C. Sullivan · Martin Luther King Jr. · +1
confirmed
1963-10-10
Attorney General Robert Kennedy Authorizes FBI Wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr.
3 src
J. Edgar Hoover · Martin Luther King Jr. · Federal Bureau of Investigation
confirmed
1963-09-15
KKK Bombs 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Killing Four Young Girls
3 src
Ku Klux Klan · Federal Bureau of Investigation
confirmed
1963-08-28
March on Washington Draws 250,000 for Jobs and Freedom as MLK Delivers I Have a Dream Speech
3 src
Martin Luther King Jr. · John F. Kennedy
confirmed
1963-08-01
Business-Industry Political Action Committee Founded as First Corporate PAC
3 src
National Association of Manufacturers
confirmed
1963-05-03
Bull Connor Orders Fire Hoses and Police Dogs Against Children in Birmingham Campaign
3 src
Martin Luther King Jr.
confirmed