Navy Obliterates West Virginia, 51-7, as Staubach Shines
Sept. 21, 1963 - Roger Staubach of Navy, expected by many to send the enemy fleeing for life rafts this season, turned in a devastating...
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Sep 21, 2023
Twins Split Doubleheader with Red Sox as Killebrew Homers Four Times
Sept. 21, 1963 - Harmon Killebrew of the Twins hit four home runs today — three in the first game and one in the second — to take the...
Sep 21, 2023
Crimson Tide Dominates Georgia, 32-7, as Namath Shines
Sept. 21, 1963 - Joe Namath was as good as he was as a sophomore and Mike Fracchia ran again as the Memphis Express. That was the story...
Sep 21, 2023
Billboard Hot 100: “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton
Sept. 21, 1963 - Taking the top spot today on the Billboard Hot 100 is “Blue Velvet,” a recording by Bobby Vinton (pictured). The song...
Sep 21, 2023
Music: “Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas
Sept. 21, 1963 - On sale today is “Heat Wave,” the second long-playing record by the girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Released on...
Sep 21, 2023
President Orders McNamara and Gen. Taylor to South Vietnam
Sept. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy today ordered Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and General Maxwell D. Taylor, chairman of the...
Sep 20, 2023
Dodgers Top Pirates, Increase Lead over Cards to Five Games
Sept. 20, 1963 - Great pitching and blinding speed, a formula that has kept Los Angeles ahead of the pack since July 2, proved a winning...
Sep 20, 2023
Cary Grant Joins RFK to Plug Dropout Drive
Sept. 20, 1963 - A graying Englishman born Archibald Alexander Leach fluttered the hearts of government ladies, brought squeals from...
Sep 20, 2023
Mayor Wagner: “No Rift” with President
Sept. 20, 1963 - New York Mayor Robert Wagner (right) said today, after a 20-minute talk with President Kennedy, that “of course” there...
Sep 20, 2023
President Kennedy Speaks at United Nations
Sept. 20, 1963 - President Kennedy (pictured with U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson and Secretary U Thant) suggested today that the U.S....
Sep 19, 2023
JFK Arrives in New York, Mayor Wagner Not There to Greet Him
Sept. 19, 1963 - President Kennedy arrived in New York City tonight to deliver a major address to the U.N. General Assembly at 11:30...
Sep 19, 2023
Danny Murtaugh Rehired as Pirates’ Manager
Sept. 19, 1963 - The Pittsburgh Pirates, who plunged deep into the second division this year after five seasons as a pennant contender,...
Sep 19, 2023
Khrushchev Invites President Kennedy to Moscow in 1964
Sept. 19, 1963 - The Soviet Union invited President Kennedy (pictured with Nikita Khrushchev in June 1961) and 16 other heads of...
Sep 19, 2023
Newly Christened New York Jets Look Forward to Polo Grounds Opener
Sept. 19, 1963 - The New York Jets play for the first time in their home city on Sunday. The opposition is fearsome — the Houston Oilers...
Sep 18, 2023
Dodgers Top Cards in Extra Innings, 6-5
Sept. 18, 1963 - It took the Dodgers 13 innings to do it, but they finally defeated the Cardinals today, 6-5, and left both the Cardinals...
Sep 18, 2023
JFK Delivers Televised Remarks on Tax Cut Bill
Sept. 18, 1963 - President Kennedy appealed tonight for support “in the national interest” of a tax reduction he said was both “insurance...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “Dementia 13”
Sept. 18, 1963 - “Dementia 13,” a black-and-white horror film produced by Roger Corman, written and directed by 24-year-old Francis...
Sep 18, 2023
Actor Gig Young Marries Beverly Hils Real Estate Dealer
Sept. 18, 1963 - Actor Gig Young and Elaine Garner Williams, a Beverly Hills real estate dealer, were married in Civil Court in Juarez,...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes,” a science fiction horror film in Pathécolor, produced and directed by...
Sep 18, 2023
Hoffa Boosts Rockefeller
Sept. 18, 1963 - James R. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said today he hoped Governor Nelson Rockefeller...
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