Mrs. Kennedy Replaces Prayer Card Photograph
Dec. 21, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has replaced the serious photograph of the late President on his prayer card with a more...
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Dec 21, 2023
McNamara Returns from Vietnam, Reports to President Johnson
Dec. 21, 1963 - Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara returned from South Vietnam today and gave President Johnson a sober report about...
Dec 20, 2023
Royals Top Bullets in Cincinnati as “The Big O” Shines
Dec. 20, 1963 - The Royals survived a sluggish first half, got key second-half performances from Jerry Lucas and Jack Twyman plus the...
Dec 20, 2023
Attorney General Gives Christmas Party at Justice Department
Dec. 20, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy gave a Christmas party today, a party that was planned long before an assassin’s...
Dec 20, 2023
McNamara “Optimistic Over Progress To Be Made” in Vietnam
Dec. 20, 1963 - Revamped battle plans led Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to express hope today for tough campaigning by South...
Dec 20, 2023
Brisk Sales of John F. Kennedy Memorial Record Albums
Dec. 20, 1963 - Less than a month after his assassination, seven John F. Kennedy memorial record albums have sold a combined total of at...
Dec 20, 2023
Frank Sinatra Jr. Resumes Career — With Bodyguard
Dec. 20, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr. resumed his kidnap-interrupted singing career last night — accompanied by a beefy bodyguard lent by his...
Dec 19, 2023
Celtics, Without Russell, Barely Hold Off Knicks
Dec. 19, 1963 - The Boston Celtics, playing without the services of Bill Russell, built up a big lead, then barely withstood a record 49...
Dec 19, 2023
Yankees View Horror Film: “The 1963 World Series”
Dec. 19, 1963 - During a lifetime of movie-going, Lawrence Peter Berra has developed a critical sensitivity for the cinematic art. His...
Dec 19, 2023
Chargers’ Tobin Rote Named AFL MVP for 1963
Dec. 19, 1963 - Tobin Rote of the San Diego Chargers, a restless man who has played in three pro leagues, was named the most valuable...
Dec 19, 2023
Defense Secretary McNamara Arrives in Saigon
Dec. 19, 1963 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara arrived in Saigon today and plunged immediately into an analysis of the state of...
Dec 19, 2023
Jim Brown Voted 1963 NFL Player of the Year
Dec. 19, 1963 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns today was voted the 1963 NFL player of the year by United Press International. Brown,...
Dec 19, 2023
Al Kaline Becomes Second Highest Paid Tiger Ever
Dec. 18, 1963 - Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers’ brilliant right fielder who never spent a day in the minor leagues, today received a...
Dec 19, 2023
Movies: “The Victors”
Dec. 19, 1963 - Opening today is “The Victors,” a British-American black-and-white war film written, produced, and directed by Carl...
Dec 19, 2023
Roger Maris Takes a Pay Cut
Dec. 19, 1963 - Roger Maris, who in the past has taken his own good time in signing his contract, pulled a switch today. The Yankees’...
Dec 18, 2023
Canadiens Dominate Maple Leafs
Dec. 18, 1963 - Tomorrow is the day for the Montreal Canadiens’ Annual Christmas Party when they take their youngsters skating at the...
Dec 18, 2023
Lakers Destroy 76ers in L.A.
Dec. 18, 1963 - The Lakers sputtered and stumbled on occasion tonight, but for the most part they resembled a division champion as they...
Dec 18, 2023
Highlights from President Johnson’s News Conference
Dec. 18, 1963 - Here are some highlights from President Johnson’s news conference today: Summit Meeting with Khrushchev — “I am ready and...
Dec 18, 2023
Al Davis of Oakland Raiders Named AFL Coach of the Year
Dec. 18, 1963 - Al Davis, a dynamic young man who lifted the Oakland Raiders from the cellar to a pennant-contending role in one year,...
Dec 18, 2023
President To Spend Holidays at LBJ Ranch
Dec. 18, 1963 - President Johnson and his family will spend Christmas at their LBJ Ranch near Austin, Texas, “to relax a little” and...
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