Enormous Dam Collapses in Italy, Thousands Feared Dead
Oct. 10, 1963 - The 873-foot-high Vajont Dam 10 miles north of Belluno, Italy, collapsed under the weight of torrential rains and...
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Oct 9, 2023
Johnny Keane of Cardinals Named NL Manager of the Year
Oct. 9, 1963 - Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals was named today as the National League’s manager of the year in The Associated...
Oct 9, 2023
Highlights of President Kennedy’s Press Conference
Oct. 9, 1963 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Wheat — He cleared the way for sale of $250...
Oct 9, 2023
Movies: “The Collector”
Oct. 9, 1963 - William Wyler will direct and produce “The Collector,” a film based on John Fowles’s best-selling novel. The adaptation of...
Oct 9, 2023
President Kennedy Receives Physical Education Award
Oct. 9, 1963 - President Kennedy was given a bronze statuette for his desk today, but he was ahead of the donors — he already had one,...
Oct 9, 2023
Bob Dylan to Join Joan Baez at Hollywood Bowl Concert
Oct. 9, 1963 - Folk singer Joan Baez will be joined by Bob Dylan in her concert at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday evening. Although it had...
Oct 8, 2023
Giants’ Sam Huff Prepares for Jimmy Brown
Oct. 8, 1963 - Shortly before 2 p.m. today, a large young man with a baby face and a slight bulge around his middle sat in front of his...
Oct 8, 2023
Madame Nhu Arrives in NYC
Oct. 8, 1963 - Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu (right), sharp-tongued First Lady of South Vietnam, arrived in New York from Paris last night to begin...
Oct 8, 2023
NFL Holds Its Own Against World Series
Oct. 8, 1963 - Pro football has reached an elevation from which it can ignore, or even jeer, at baseball’s jewel, the World Series....
Oct 7, 2023
Dodgers To Receive Record World Series Shares
Oct. 7, 1963 - Having destroyed the legend of Yankee invincibility, the triumphant Dodgers did some mental arithmetic today in...
Oct 7, 2023
Yankee Skipper Explodes at Reporter
Oct. 7, 1963 - The day after the World Series usually is as flat as a glass of beer left over from the party the night before. That is...
Oct 7, 2023
Nixon Blames Civil Rights Crisis on President Kennedy
Oct. 7, 1963 - Richard M. Nixon charged today that the “civil rights crisis is to a great extent” President Kennedy’s fault. He said the...
Oct 7, 2023
Sinatra Pulling Out of Vegas
Oct. 7, 1963 - Frank Sinatra said today he was pulling out of his Nevada gambling interests, estimated to be worth $3.5 million. The...
Oct 7, 2023
Beach Boys Release New LP: “Little Deuce Coupe”
Oct. 7, 1963 - On sale today is The Beach Boys’ fourth long-playing record, “Little Deuce Coupe.” It follows by just three weeks the...
Oct 7, 2023
Alabama State Troopers Rough Up Negroes Attempting to Register to Vote
Oct. 7, 1963 - Alabama state troopers and local officers in Selma, shouting and waving nightsticks, roughed up two Negroes and two news...
Oct 7, 2023
President Kennedy Signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Oct. 7, 1963 - President Kennedy signed documents ratifying the limited nuclear test-ban treaty today, calling the pact a “beginning” —...
Oct 7, 2023
Giants Score 11th Straight NFL Victory Over Redskins
Oct. 7, 1963 - Over recent seasons, the New York Giants have scalped the Washington Redskins with consistent, consummate ease. The...
Oct 6, 2023
Houk: “We Don’t Feel Disgraced”
Oct. 6, 1963 - “We don’t feel disgraced,” said manager Ralph Houk (pictured today after congratulating Dodger manager Walter Alston) of...
Oct 6, 2023
Podres: ’63 Win Better than 1955
Oct. 6, 1963 - The Dodgers virtually exploded with joy, Sandy Koufax was undoubtedly the happiest man in the nation, and Walter Alston...
Oct 6, 2023
Bears Top Colts at Wrigley on Bukich’s Heroic Charge
Oct. 6, 1963 - Chicago quarterback Rudy Bukich (pictured) got off the bench late in the third period and drove the unbeaten Bears 80...
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