Politics and Government Stories
Elections, treaties, laws and the work of governments, one date at a time. Each story sticks to what is documented and lists its sources.
1970
1970 · Politics
The FLQ kidnaps James Cross in Montréal
October 5, 19701969
1969 · Politics
Fred Hampton Is Killed During a Police Raid
December 4, 19691969
1969 · Politics
Indigenous Activists Begin the Occupation of Alcatraz
November 20, 19691968
1968 · Politics
Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to kill Greece’s dictator
August 13, 19681968
1968 · Politics
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis
April 4, 19681967
1967 · Politics
The March on the Pentagon
October 21, 19671967
1967 · Politics
Mobutu establishes the Popular Movement of the Revolution
May 20, 19671967
1967 · Politics
Greek army officers seize power
April 21, 19671966
1966 · Politics
Barbados Becomes Independent
November 30, 1966
1965 · Politics
Britain Suspends the Death Penalty for Murder
November 8, 19651965
1965 · Politics
South Vietnamese officer Phạm Ngọc Thảo is killed
July 16, 19651964
1964 · Politics