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...
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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
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 23, 2023
Movies: “The Cardinal”
Dec. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “The Cardinal,” a drama produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger (pictured center), and...
Dec 23, 2023
Giants and Bears Work Out in Snow in Advance of Championship Contest
Dec. 23, 1963 - Del Shofner, Sam Huff, and Alex Webster, three members of the New York Giants who have been on the injury list, went...
Dec 23, 2023
National Board of Review Names “Tom Jones” Best Film of 1963
Dec. 23, 1963 - “Tom Jones” has been chosen as the best motion picture of 1963 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The...
Dec 23, 2023
Raiders Sneak By Oilers, 52-49, in Highest-Scoring Game in AFL History
Dec. 23, 1963 - Mike Mercer’s 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave the Raiders a 52-49 victory over the Houston Oilers yesterday...
Dec 23, 2023
Kilduff Tells of Moments after President Kennedy’s Death in Dallas
Dec. 23, 1963 - In a radio interview taped for broadcast today by the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Assistant Press Secretary...
Dec 23, 2023
As Official Mourning Period for President Kennedy Ends, Political Speculation Takes Center Stage
Dec. 23, 1963 - The end of the official period of mourning for President Kennedy raised the curtain on politics yesterday, and the...
Dec 22, 2023
Warriors Top 76ers as Chamberlain Leads Scoring with 40
Dec. 22, 1963 - Behind by 24-28 after the first quarter, the San Francisco Warriors outscored the Philadelphia 76ers by a 15-1 margin...
Dec 22, 2023
Chargers Win Western Division of AFL
Dec. 22, 1963 - The San Diego Chargers won the Western Division championship of the American Football League today by defeating the...
Dec 22, 2023
Chiefs Destroy Jets in Kansas City
Dec. 22, 1963 - Lenny Dawson threw 4 touchdown passes today to lead the Chiefs to a 48-0 rout of the New York Jets in an AFL game played...
Dec 21, 2023
With Russell Still Ailing, Celtics Fall to Knicks in Providence
Dec. 21, 1963 - The Boston Celtics have finally lost to a team other than the Cincinnati Royals, 66 days after the NBA season began. With...
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