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Dec 18, 2023

Beatles To Be Featured on American Television in 1964

Dec. 18, 1963 - American television is showing a growing interest in the Beatles, Britain’s popular rock ’n’ roll group. A film feature...

Dec 18, 2023

Bears’ George Halas Named NFL Coach of the Year

Dec. 18, 1963 - George Halas (pictured with defensive tackle Stan Jones), a stubborn man who taught the youngsters a few new football...

Dec 18, 2023

Senate Authorizes Kennedy Half-Dollar

Dec. 18, 1963 - The Senate completed Congressional authorization today for the use of a likeness of President Kennedy on half-dollars...

Dec 18, 2023

Bears and Packers Heavily Represented on Western Conference Pro Bowl Team

Dec. 18, 1963 - The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers landed eight men each today on the Western Conference team in the 14th annual...

Dec 17, 2023

Pistons Hand Knicks Seventh Straight Loss

Dec. 17, 1963 - The New York Knicks suffered their seventh straight defeat tonight, losing to the Detroit Pistons, 107-103, before a...

Dec 17, 2023

President Johnson Likely to Withdraw Military Aid from South Vietnam in 1965

Dec. 17, 1963 - President Johnson probably will hold to the 1965 withdrawal of military aid to South Vietnam announced by the late...

Dec 17, 2023

Mantle Recovering Nicely from Surgery

Dec. 17, 1963 - Mickey Mantle says he’s never felt better in his life. “My knee feels real good,” Mantle said today, referring to the...

Dec 17, 2023

Alex Karras, Suspended Detroit Lion, Quits Bar Business In Hopes of NFL Return in ‘64

Dec. 17, 1963 - Alex Karras (pictured in 1960), the suspended tackle of the Detroit Lions, has quit his bar business, hoping this will...

Dec 17, 2023

Navy’s Staubach Wins Another Collegiate Football Award

Dec. 17, 1963 - What’s Roger Staubach going to do for an encore in 1964? Navy’s All-America quarterback and Heisman Award winner, who...

Dec 16, 2023

NFL Championship Game To Be Presented on Theater Television

Dec. 16, 1963 - An NFL game will be presented on theater television for the first time on Dec. 29 when the New York Giants play the...

Dec 16, 2023

Browns Top Redskins as Jim Brown Passes Mile Mark for 1963

Dec. 16, 1963 - Jimmy Brown went past the mile mark for rushing in a season and Frank Ryan pierced the Washington defense with three...

Dec 16, 2023

Col. Yeager Suffers Burns after Climbing to Near-Record Altitude

Dec. 16, 1963 - Colonel Charles Yeager of the U.S. Air Force, who rode a spinning Lockheed NF-104A space training plane from 90,000 to...

Dec 16, 2023

Raiders Sneak by Broncos in Oakland

Dec. 16, 1963 - What should have been an easy walk-through for the Oakland Raiders turned out to be a dizzy scramble yesterday at Frank...

Dec 16, 2023

Mrs. Burton Granted Divorce

Dec. 16, 1963 - Mrs. Sybil Burton was granted a divorce today on charges that her husband, the actor Richard Burton, had abandoned his...

Dec 16, 2023

Warren: “No Useful Purpose” to Make FBI Findings on Assassination Public

Dec. 16, 1963 - Chief Justice Earl Warren said today it “would serve no useful purpose at this time” to make public the findings of an...

Dec 16, 2023

Colts Top Rams as Unitas Sets Record

Dec. 16, 1963 - Johnny Unitas set an NFL pass-completion record yesterday highlighted by a 14-yard touchdown toss to Tom Matte with 33...

Dec 15, 2023

Packers Make No Excuses for Loss of Crown

Dec. 15, 1963 - The NFL crown the Green Bay Packers have worn for two years was taken away today when the division races ended and the...

Dec 15, 2023

Giants Top Steelers, Win East Again

Dec. 15, 1963 - The New York Giants today defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that had come up to challenge them for the Eastern...

Dec 15, 2023

Cowboys Top Cardinals, End Season 4-10

Dec. 15, 1963 - Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys, had a warm smile at the end of the cold day at Busch Stadium and of a long...

Dec 15, 2023

LBJ Unlikely To Debate Next Year

Dec. 15, 1963 - There is growing doubt in Washington that President Johnson will take part in televised debates with his Republican...