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Dec 26, 2023

Lakers Sneak Past Knicks as Jerry West Shines

Dec. 26, 1963 - What started as a great night for Art Heyman (pictured), prize rookie of the New York Knicks, ended as a tremendous...

Dec 25, 2023

Red Wings Win Close One Against Rangers

Dec. 25, 1963 - The Red Wings gave coach Sid Abel a present of a smoking jacket and slippers before tonight’s game against the Rangers at...

Dec 25, 2023

Movies: “4 for Texas”

Dec. 25, 1963 - Opening today is “4 for Texas,” a comedy Western starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress,...

Dec 25, 2023

Liverpool Music Club Spawns Rock ’n’ Roll Groups

Dec. 25, 1963 - Something culturally significant seems to be happening in a disused fruit cellar in Liverpool, England. The place is...

Dec 25, 2023

Movies: “Love with the Proper Stranger”

Dec. 25, 1963 - Opening today is “Love with the Proper Stranger,” a romantic comedy-drama starring Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen...

Dec 24, 2023

G.I.s Celebrate Christmas in Vietnam

Dec. 24, 1963 - American fighting men in South Vietnam today took time out from the war against the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas to...

Dec 24, 2023

President Johnson Visits Governor Connally

Dec. 24, 1963 - President Johnson paid calls on two friends and went deer hunting today before he visited his LBJ Ranch. Mr. Johnson’s...

Dec 24, 2023

Giants Break for Christmas In Advance of Championship Game Against Bears

Dec. 24, 1963 - The New York Giants worked long and well today at Yankee Stadium in preparation for their NFL championship game against...

Dec 24, 2023

Freeze-Out Between Truman and Eisenhower Thaws

Dec. 24, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman (pictured at President Kennedy’s funeral) said in New York today that he had exchanged...

Dec 24, 2023

Vic Power of Twins Signs 1964 Contract

Dec. 24, 1963 - Vic Power, generally considered the finest fielding first baseman in the major leagues, today signed a 1964 contract with...

Dec 23, 2023

Movies: “The Cardinal”

Dec. 23, 1963 - Opening today is “The Cardinal,” a drama produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger (pictured center), and...

Dec 23, 2023

Giants and Bears Work Out in Snow in Advance of Championship Contest

Dec. 23, 1963 - Del Shofner, Sam Huff, and Alex Webster, three members of the New York Giants who have been on the injury list, went...

Dec 23, 2023

National Board of Review Names “Tom Jones” Best Film of 1963

Dec. 23, 1963 - “Tom Jones” has been chosen as the best motion picture of 1963 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The...

Dec 23, 2023

Raiders Sneak By Oilers, 52-49, in Highest-Scoring Game in AFL History

Dec. 23, 1963 - Mike Mercer’s 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave the Raiders a 52-49 victory over the Houston Oilers yesterday...

Dec 23, 2023

Kilduff Tells of Moments after President Kennedy’s Death in Dallas

Dec. 23, 1963 - In a radio interview taped for broadcast today by the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Assistant Press Secretary...

Dec 23, 2023

As Official Mourning Period for President Kennedy Ends, Political Speculation Takes Center Stage

Dec. 23, 1963 - The end of the official period of mourning for President Kennedy raised the curtain on politics yesterday, and the...

Dec 22, 2023

Warriors Top 76ers as Chamberlain Leads Scoring with 40

Dec. 22, 1963 - Behind by 24-28 after the first quarter, the San Francisco Warriors outscored the Philadelphia 76ers by a 15-1 margin...

Dec 22, 2023

Chargers Win Western Division of AFL

Dec. 22, 1963 - The San Diego Chargers won the Western Division championship of the American Football League today by defeating the...

Dec 22, 2023

Chiefs Destroy Jets in Kansas City

Dec. 22, 1963 - Lenny Dawson threw 4 touchdown passes today to lead the Chiefs to a 48-0 rout of the New York Jets in an AFL game played...

Dec 21, 2023

With Russell Still Ailing, Celtics Fall to Knicks in Providence

Dec. 21, 1963 - The Boston Celtics have finally lost to a team other than the Cincinnati Royals, 66 days after the NBA season began. With...