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Heat waves kills 11 in Central Australia and 13 in Sydney
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Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between East Berlin and West Berlin and forming a clear boundary between West Germany and East Germany, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
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Sydney: Australia tallest building opens, the 25-storey AMP building
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In a televised address, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces to the nation the existence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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Nelson Mandela was originally arrested and charged with illegal exit from the country, and incitement to strike. Mandela was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
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Martin Luther KIng Jr help the black voters vote for rights, justice and freedom for their country on this day in history
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Luna 10 was a 1966 Soviet Luna program, robotic spacecraft mission, also called Lunik 10. It was the first artificial satellite of the moon.
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It is the third British television station to be launched. Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour.
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Martin Luther King Jr is a prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4 1968, at the age of 39.
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People had looked to the heavens and dreamed of walking on the moon. In 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong became the very first to accomplish that dream.
