Timeline May 1963

Events in May 1963 7

• 1963 "Ring of Fire" Co-written by June Carter & Merle Kilgore Released "Ring of Fire" in May 1963 — co-written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore, its mariachi-style horns (reportedly heard by June in a dream) and Cash's resonant baritone propelled it to #1 on the country charts and made it one of his most enduring crossover hits.
• 1963 Roy Orbison tours Britain with the Beatles Headliner Headlines a tour with the Beatles as support.
• 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade Young protesters confront police dogs and fire hoses Thousands of Black schoolchildren marched in Birmingham, Alabama to protest segregation, and police commissioner Bull Connor ordered fire hoses and police dogs turned on them. Televised images of the violence shocked the nation and pressured city leaders into a desegregation agreement. The campaign became a turning point in the civil rights movement.
• 1963 – present Lamborghini Italian supercar manufacturer founded Ferruccio Lamborghini created Lamborghini to compete with Ferrari in the luxury sports car market. The company became famous for radical styling, powerful engines and iconic supercars such as the Miura, Countach and Aventador.
• 1963 – 2009 Natasha Richardson (1963-2009) Died 18 March 2009, aged 45 Richardson was a British actress and member of the Redgrave acting family, known for films including Nell and the Broadway revival of Cabaret, for which she won a Tony Award. She died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident in Quebec. Her death prompted widespread attention to the risks of head injuries in skiing.
• 1963 Organisation of African Unity founded Newly independent African states form a continental body Representatives of 32 African states signed a charter in Addis Ababa establishing the Organisation of African Unity. The body aimed to promote solidarity among African nations and support the end of colonial rule across the continent. It was the forerunner of today's African Union.
• 1963 Bob Dylan releases The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Blowin' in the Wind The album that made his name, with Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall and Masters of War.