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Astro Boy first debuts on Fuji TV.
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The first stage of the ORIS is complete, which will eventually create Lake Argyle, a dam that provides irrigation to over 741 kilometres squared of outback Australian land. Read the details.
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In a very narrow vote, the Labor party approves on the construction of the Facility Centre, which will improve US nuclear submarine communications, and strengthen US-Australian relations. The issue.
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The Beatles release their first album, Please Please Me. Hear the song.
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Died of stomach cancer at the age of 81. See the video.
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Mandatory bible reading in US schools is ruled unconstitutional.
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The Yolngu people send a bark petition to the Australian House of Representatives demanding that their traditional land be taken away from the mining lease companies, and that their basic rights are respected. No significant decision to case. The History.
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Martin Luther King Junior delivers the famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial: "I have a dream!" See the video.
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Hurricane Flora, one of the worst Atlantic storms in history, kills nearly 7000 people. More Info.
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For the first time in Australia, Indigenous Australians residing in NT, QLD and WA are able to vote in the federal elections of 1963.
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the US, assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. More Info.
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The Commonwealth Pacific Cables System opens up communication from Australia to New Zealand and Canada. More Info.
