President John F. Kennedy learns of the deaths of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu in the coup led by General Duong Van Minh. Kennedy was doubtful of CIA accounts that the two leaders had committed suicide while in custody.
General Nguyen Khanh ousted in a coup as South Vietnamese leader, succeeded by Duong Van Minh. racial violence in Merceria, Alabama, 400 negroes defy troopers, reporters are beaten.