Johnsons Move Into White House
Dec. 7, 1963 - The Johnsons moved into the White House today, taking up residence at the mansion they had visited often as guests since...
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Dec 7, 2023
New York Giants Sign Halfback Joe Don Looney
Dec. 7, 1963 - Joe Don Looney, the Oklahoma halfback who was dismissed from the Sooner squad for disciplinary reasons in mid-season, said...
Dec 7, 2023
Top of the Charts: “Dominique” by The Singing Nun
Dec. 7, 1963 - Hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “Dominique,” written and performed by the Belgian female singer...
Dec 7, 2023
Ikes Asks Lodge to Make Himself Available for GOP Nomination
Dec. 7, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1952) has asked Henry Cabot Lodge (right), U.S. Ambassador to South...
Dec 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Dec. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” fast-talking killer Charlie Hacker (Gene Evans) escapes from Matt in Texas. Matt (James Arness,...
Dec 6, 2023
Lakers Top Warriors Despite Chamberlain’s 59 Points
Dec. 6, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain picked tonight to register the season’s high score for an individual, but he happened to run into the...
Dec 6, 2023
JFK Awarded Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dec. 6, 1963 - John F. Kennedy today joined the roster of 31 civilian leaders whom he had personally approved to receive the new...
Dec 6, 2023
Mrs. Kennedy Moves into Georgetown Home
Dec. 6, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left the White House today after a quiet goodbye to the household staff and moved into a home in...
Dec 6, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Dec. 6, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” three Army National Guard soldiers on maneuvers near the Little Big Horn battle site on...
Dec 6, 2023
Dodgers Trade Skowron to Senators for Cash
Dec. 6, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers sold Bill Skowron, the former Yankee star, to the Washington Senators today. It was...
Dec 5, 2023
Canadiens Defeat Rangers
Dec. 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured), masked marvel of netminders, fingered a couple of arm bruises and grinned in resignation....
Dec 5, 2023
Philadelphia Eagles Have a New Owner
Dec. 5, 1963 - Jerry Wolman, who used to “hitch” rides from his native Shenandoah, Pa., to watch the Philadelphia Eagles play, realized a...
Dec 5, 2023
Malcolm X May Be Replaced at Harlem Mosque
Dec. 5, 1963 - Malcolm X may soon be replaced as the minister of New York’s Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7, sources close to the Black...
Dec 5, 2023
Herbert Lehman, Former Governor and Senator, Is Dead
Dec. 5, 1963 - Herbert H. Lehman (pictured in 1930 with then New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt), a towering figure in the liberal...
Dec 5, 2023
Warren Commission Begins Work
Dec. 5, 1963 - The commission investigating President Kennedy’s assassination began work today with a long meeting in Washington. It...
Dec 5, 2023
Movies: “Charade”
Dec. 5, 1963 - Opening today is “Charade,” a romantic comedy mystery produced and directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and...
Dec 5, 2023
Goldwater To Reassess Presidential Prospects
Dec. 5, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater said today he was undertaking a “major reassessment” of his Presidential prospects. “I don’t think...
Dec 5, 2023
Tigers and Phillies Unlock Stalled Interleague Trade Market
Dec. 5, 1963 - The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies unlocked the stalled interleague trading market today with a four-player...
Dec 4, 2023
Black Hawks Tie Bruins on Hull’s Last-Minute Goal
Dec. 4, 1963 - Bobby Hull scored with 31 seconds left to play tonight at Chicago Stadium to lift the Black Hawks into a 2-2 tie with the...
Dec 4, 2023
Bullets Win Third Straight in Triumph over Lakers
Dec. 4, 1963 - The Bullets limited the Los Angeles Lakers to one field goal in their first 17 attempts tonight at the Baltimore Civic...
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