1960s Timeline

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, 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, 1963 - Opening today is “4 for Texas,” a comedy Western starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress,...

Dec. 25, 1963 - Something culturally significant seems to be happening in a disused fruit cellar in Liverpool, England. The place is...

Dec. 25, 1963 - Opening today is “Love with the Proper Stranger,” a romantic comedy-drama starring Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen...

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, 1963 - President Johnson paid calls on two friends and went deer hunting today before he visited his LBJ Ranch. Mr. Johnson’s...

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, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman (pictured at President Kennedy’s funeral) said in New York today that he had exchanged...

Dec. 24, 1963 - Vic Power, generally considered the finest fielding first baseman in the major leagues, today signed a 1964 contract with...

Dec. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “The Cardinal,” a drama produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger (pictured center), and...

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, 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, 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, 1963 - In a radio interview taped for broadcast today by the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Assistant Press Secretary...

Dec. 23, 1963 - The end of the official period of mourning for President Kennedy raised the curtain on politics yesterday, and the...

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, 1963 - The San Diego Chargers won the Western Division championship of the American Football League today by defeating the...

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, 1963 - The Boston Celtics have finally lost to a team other than the Cincinnati Royals, 66 days after the NBA season began. With...