76ers Come Back To Beat Warriors as Costello Makes Killer Play
Dec. 26, 1963 - Larry Costello (right), a 6-1 pipsqueak in a game of giants, caught the San Francisco Warrior defense completely by...
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Dec 26, 2023
Film Stars Flee Blazing Circus Tent
Dec. 26, 1963 - John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, and other film personalities fled a blazing circus tent today at Aranjuez, Spain. Paramount...
Dec 26, 2023
On Sale in U.S. Today: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
Dec. 26, 1963 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” a single by the English rock band The Beatles. The...
Dec 26, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show”
Dec. 26, 1963 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Jeff (Paul Petersen, right) has invited a girl to the chic Candlelight Ball, but his...
Dec 26, 2023
Packer Coach Vince Lombardi Gets New 5-Year Contract
Dec. 26, 1963 - Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers from the cellar to two NFL championships, received a new five-year contract...
Dec 26, 2023
Movies: “How to Murder Your Wife”
Dec. 26, 1963 - Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisa (pictured) have been signed to star in and Richard Quine will direct “How To Murder Your...
Dec 26, 2023
Former President Truman Holds Forth
Dec. 26, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today it was too soon for him to formally assess John F. Kennedy’s career in the...
Dec 26, 2023
Lakers Sneak Past Knicks as Jerry West Shines
Dec. 26, 1963 - What started as a great night for Art Heyman (pictured), prize rookie of the New York Knicks, ended as a tremendous...
Dec 25, 2023
Red Wings Win Close One Against Rangers
Dec. 25, 1963 - The Red Wings gave coach Sid Abel a present of a smoking jacket and slippers before tonight’s game against the Rangers at...
Dec 25, 2023
Sonny Liston’s Merry Christmas
Dec. 25, 1963 - Heavyweight champion Sonny Liston celebrated what he called “the nicest Christmas I ever had” today at his Denver home....
Dec 25, 2023
Movies: “4 for Texas”
Dec. 25, 1963 - Opening today is “4 for Texas,” a comedy Western starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress,...
Dec 25, 2023
Liverpool Music Club Spawns Rock ’n’ Roll Groups
Dec. 25, 1963 - Something culturally significant seems to be happening in a disused fruit cellar in Liverpool, England. The place is...
Dec 25, 2023
Movies: “Love with the Proper Stranger”
Dec. 25, 1963 - Opening today is “Love with the Proper Stranger,” a romantic comedy-drama starring Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen...
Dec 24, 2023
G.I.s Celebrate Christmas in Vietnam
Dec. 24, 1963 - American fighting men in South Vietnam today took time out from the war against the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas to...
Dec 24, 2023
President Johnson Visits Governor Connally
Dec. 24, 1963 - President Johnson paid calls on two friends and went deer hunting today before he visited his LBJ Ranch. Mr. Johnson’s...
Dec 24, 2023
Giants Break for Christmas In Advance of Championship Game Against Bears
Dec. 24, 1963 - The New York Giants worked long and well today at Yankee Stadium in preparation for their NFL championship game against...
Dec 24, 2023
Freeze-Out Between Truman and Eisenhower Thaws
Dec. 24, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman (pictured at President Kennedy’s funeral) said in New York today that he had exchanged...
Dec 24, 2023
Vic Power of Twins Signs 1964 Contract
Dec. 24, 1963 - Vic Power, generally considered the finest fielding first baseman in the major leagues, today signed a 1964 contract with...
Dec 24, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Dec. 24, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” airline stewardess Ruth Norton (Pamela Tiffin) badly injures Kimble (David Janssen) in a...
Dec 23, 2023
Movies: “The Cardinal”
Dec. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “The Cardinal,” a drama produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger (pictured center), and...
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