First Lady Leaves on Mediterranean Vacation
Oct. 2, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy departed last night for a two-week vacation in Greece and the Mediterranean. The First Lady’s...
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Oct 1, 2023
Yankee and Dodger Skippers Both Express Confidence
Oct. 1, 1963 - The respective managers of tomorrow’s World Series combatants, Walter Alston of the Dodgers and Raph Houk of the Yankees,...
Oct 1, 2023
Yankees and Dodgers Set to Face off in 60th World Series
Oct. 1, 1963 - With two of the game’s outstanding hurlers poised for a tremendous southpaw duel, baseball’s 60th World Series will open...
Oct 1, 2023
Emperor Haile Selassie Welcomed to Washington by President and Mrs. Kennedy
Oct. 1, 1963 - Emperor Haile Selassie, who became ruler of a nation before John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born, arrived in Washington today...
Oct 1, 2023
Movies: “Lilies of the Field”
Oct. 1, 1963 - Opening today is “Lilies of the Field,” a comedy drama film by James Poe from the 1962 novel of the same name by William...
Oct 1, 2023
Rocky Won’t Share Ticket with Goldwater
Oct. 1, 1963 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York (pictured with Mrs. Rockefeller last month in Rome) said today he would not run...
Sep 30, 2023
World Series Starters Announced
Sept. 30, 1963 - The battle lines for the Gotham games of the World Series — the first two — were drawn officially today when Ralph Houk...
Sep 30, 2023
Packers Top Colts, 31-20
Sept. 30, 1963 - The passing combination of Bart Starr and Boyd Dowler offset a shoddy first half Green Bay performance and a brilliant...
Sep 30, 2023
Bears Top Lions, Remain Unbeaten
Sept. 30, 1963 - Billy Wade threw touchdown passes and scored once yesterday to lead the unbeaten Chicago Bears to a surprisingly easy...
Sep 29, 2023
Vikings Destroy 49ers, 45-14
Sept. 29, 1963 - The Minnesota Vikings poured 35 points into 20 minutes of tumultuous football today and smashed the San Francisco 49ers,...
Sep 29, 2023
Giants Rout Eagles, 37-14, at Franklin Field
Sept. 29, 1963 - The New York Giants regained their dignity and their winning ways at the expense of the Eagles today, routing the...
Sep 29, 2023
Stan Musial Ends Storied Career
Sept. 29, 1963 - Stan Musial, who broke in with the Cardinals with two hits 22 years ago, ended his career the same way today in a...
Sep 29, 2023
McNamara and Taylor Confer with Diem
Sept. 29, 1963 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and General Maxwell D. Taylor conferred with South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh...
Sep 28, 2023
Jets Win Tough One Over Raiders at Polo Grounds
Sept. 28, 1963 - Alert defensive ball enabled the New York Jets to redeem an early 0-7 count against them and hang on for a 10-7 victory...
Sep 28, 2023
Oilers Top Bills as Ageless Blanda Shines
Sept. 28, 1963 - Ageless George Blanda, tearing Buffalo’s secondary to shreds with precision passing in the first half, led the Houston...
Sep 28, 2023
Florida State Student Arrested at Football Game
Sept. 28, 1963 - James D. Morrison (pictured), a 19-year-old student at Florida State University, was arrested today for being a publicly...
Sep 28, 2023
President Rests at Bing Crosby’s Home
Sept. 28, 1963 - President Kennedy retreated to the desert for a rest today after climaxing a grueling nationwide tour with a declaration...
Sep 28, 2023
McNamara and Taylor Tour South Vietnam
Sept. 28, 1963 - Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today toured...
Sep 27, 2023
Koufax Talks Yankees
Sept. 27, 1963 - Sandy Koufax is compiling his personal book on the hitting habits of the Yankees. “I have faced every one of them at...
Sep 27, 2023
President Kennedy Enters Homestretch of Western Tour
Sept. 27, 1963 - President Kennedy entered the homestretch on his tour of the West today, picking up speed and dropping off gifts along...
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