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Oct 22, 2023

Actress Jean Seberg Marries Novelist Romain Gary

Oct. 22, 1963 - Jean Seberg, the film actress, and Romain Gary, novelist-diplomat, were married secretly last Wednesday in the little...

Oct 22, 2023

Busy Winter of Diplomacy On Tap for President Kennedy

Oct. 22, 1963 - President Kennedy will meet in Washington next month with West Germany’s new Chancellor, Dr. Ludwig Erhard, at the start...

Oct 21, 2023

Packers’ Bart Starr Has Fractured Hand

Oct. 21, 1963 - Green Bay’s hopes for an unprecedented third straight NFL title were dealt a severe blow today when X-rays disclosed that...

Oct 21, 2023

49ers Score Massive Upset Against Bears, 20-14, at Kezar Stadium

Oct. 21, 1963 - The 49ers upset the Chicago Bears, 20-14, yesterday before 35,837 shocked and delighted fans at San Francisco’s Kezar...

Oct 21, 2023

Viet Cong Prove an Elusive Foe

Oct. 21, 1963 - More than 4,000 Vietnamese troops, harassed by mine explosions and Communist snipers concealed in tunnels, slogged...

Oct 21, 2023

Giants Come Back to Beat Cowboys, 27-21

Oct. 21, 1963 - Did the 62,889 fans see two games for the price of one in Yankee Stadium yesterday? It certainly appeared that way as the...

Oct 20, 2023

Packers Trounce Cardinals at Busch Stadium

Oct. 20, 1963 - The Green Bay Packers scored the first five times they had the ball and trounced the Cardinals, 30-7, today at Busch...

Oct 20, 2023

Browns Destroy Eagles for Sixth Straight Victory

Oct. 20, 1963 - It’s true what they say about Jim Brown and the revitalized Cleveland Browns. They’re murder. The Eagles found this out...

Oct 20, 2023

President Kennedy Increasingly Focused on Goldwater

Oct. 20, 1963 - President Kennedy will return to Washington tomorrow after an excursion in New England that demonstrated his increasing...

Oct 20, 2023

South Vietnamese Troops Mauled by Viet Cong in Bloodiest Action Since January

Oct. 20, 1963 - Communist Viet Cong guerrillas (pictured), solidly fortified in positions facing hip-deep fields of mud, stopped a...

Oct 20, 2023

Knicks Trade Guerin to St. Louis

Oct. 20, 1963 - The New York Knicks are becoming a revolving door operation. Already beaten twice in two starts this season, they traded...

Oct 19, 2023

President Kennedy Speaks in Boston Following Visit to Son’s Grave

Oct. 19, 1963 - After attending the first half of the Harvard-Columbia game at Harvard Stadium this afternoon, President Kennedy went to...

Oct 19, 2023

Crimson Tide Beats Tennessee as Namath Shines

Oct. 19, 1963 - Joe Namath threw three touchdown passes today to steer Alabama to a 35-0 victory over Tennessee at Legion Field in...

Oct 19, 2023

President Kennedy Makes Brief Appearance at Harvard-Columbia Game

Oct. 19, 1963 - President Kennedy made a brief appearance at the Harvard-Columbia football game today. Shortly after the kickoff, the...

Oct 19, 2023

Actress Hope Lange Marries Producer Alan Pakula

Oct. 19, 1963 - Actress Hope Lange and producer Alan Pakula were married today in the Bel-Air home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Manulis, with...

Oct 19, 2023

President Kennedy Speaks at University of Maine at Orono

Oct. 19, 1963 - President Kennedy today cautioned Americans that, despite new rays of hope for world peace, “we still live in the shadow...

Oct 19, 2023

Movies: “Johnny Cool”

Oct. 19, 1963 - Opening today is “Johnny Cool,” a crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel “The Kingdom of Johnny Cool” by...

Oct 18, 2023

Cappelletti Outscores entire Broncos Team as Patriots Win in Boston

Oct. 18, 1963 - Gino Cappelletti, the American Football League scoring leader, went on a 22-point spree tonight to personally outscore...

Oct 18, 2023

Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis Tape Song-and-Dance Routine for Bob Hope’s TV Show

Oct. 18, 1963 - The song-and-dance team of Koufax, Drysdale, and Davis made its debut today under the banner of that noted sports...

Oct 18, 2023

Mexico City Selected for ’68 Olympics

Oct. 18, 1963 - Mexico City was selected over Detroit and two other cities today as the site of the 1968 Olympic Games. It will be the...