TV: Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour”
Oct. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Eleventh Hour,” inveterate pickpocket Steve Kowlowski (James Coburn, pictured) attempts to keep parole...
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Oct 30, 2023
Demonstrators Harass Chief Justice Earl Warren in NYC
Oct. 30, 1963 - A band of shouting demonstrators hurled placards and leaflets at Chief Justice Earl Warren last night as he left the New...
Oct 29, 2023
Knicks Blow Late Lead, Drop Contest to Hawks at Garden
Oct. 29, 1963 - Harry Gallatin was buying tonight. He shelled out the cash for a case of soda, which the St. Louis Hawks pursued as...
Oct 29, 2023
Packers Acquire Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski
Oct. 29, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers have paid $100 for quarterback insurance. The NFL champions bought themselves the quarterback...
Oct 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Kimble (David Janssen, right) and a group of farm workers are surrounded in the hills by a...
Oct 29, 2023
Adolphe Menjou Dead at 73
Oct. 29, 1963 - Adolphe Menjou (pictured in 1932), suave, debonair actor in more than 200 motion pictures, died in his home today of...
Oct 29, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Combat!”
Oct. 29, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” while on patrol in the woods, Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow, right) is taken prisoner by a slightly...
Oct 29, 2023
Madame Nhu Barred from “My Fair Lady” Film Set
Oct. 29, 1963 - Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (pictured left with her daughter), First Lady of South Vietnam, arrived in Los Angeles today and...
Oct 29, 2023
“Beverly Hillbillies” and “Petticoat Junction” Top 10 Shows
Oct. 29, 1963 - While Rod Serling escapes into “The Twilight Zone” every week and Reginald Rose cuts through complicated legal problems...
Oct 29, 2023
“Texas Welcome Dinner” Planned by Gov. Connally for Pres. Kennedy and V.P. Johnson on Nov. 22
Oct. 29, 1963 - Texas Governor John B. Connally said today that a “Texas welcome dinner” for President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson...
Oct 28, 2023
Penn Station Faces Demolition Crews
Oct. 28, 1963 - New York’s Pennsylvania Station, a grimy monument to an age of expansive elegance, suffered the fate of an anachronism...
Oct 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “East Side/West Side”
Oct. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “East Side/West Side,” Brock (George C. Scott, pictured) attempts to assist a couple who are trying to cope...
Oct 28, 2023
Former Senator Tom Connally Dead at 86
Oct. 28, 1963 - Former Senator Tom Connally of Texas (pictured in 1949), a Democratic stalwart of the Senate for many years and one of...
Oct 28, 2023
Steelers Top Cowboys at Forbes Field
Oct. 28, 1963 - Ed Brown connected for four touchdown passes — three to Buddy Dial and an 85-yarder to Red Mack in the closing minutes of...
Oct 28, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 28, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” Martin Landau (pictured with Shirley Knight) portrays a time-traveler desperately trying...
Oct 28, 2023
Bears Eke Out Victory Over Eagles, 16-7
Oct. 28, 1963 - The Eagles came up with a gritty defensive performance yesterday at Wrigley Field, but the Bears were even better in this...
Oct 27, 2023
Gordie Howe Ties Rocket Richard with 544th Regular Season Goal
Oct. 27, 1963 - Gordie got it. A thundering, deafening, five-minute standing ovation followed Gordie Howe’s 544th regular season goal,...
Oct 27, 2023
Packers Top Colts in Baltimore, Sixth Straight Win for Green Bay
Oct. 27, 1963 - Elijah Pitts, one of two substitutes in the backfield, raced 34 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter today to...
Oct 27, 2023
Giants Crush Browns in Cleveland, 33-6
Oct. 27, 1963 - Blanton Collier, the losing coach, said today that the Giants were an inspired team — and he was in the best position to...
Oct 27, 2023
Movies: “Soldier in the Rain”
Oct. 27, 1963 - “Soldier in the Rain,” a romantic comedy-drama set in a contemporary Army camp and featuring Jackie Gleason, Steve...
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