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Dec 15, 2023

Beatles To Tour U.S.

Dec. 15, 1963 - The Beatles, who have been described as Elvis Presley multiplied by four, will journey from their native England early...

Dec 14, 2023

Last Game Played at Polo Grounds is Jets Loss

Dec. 14, 1963 - The end came quietly at 4:36 p.m. today for the grand dame, the Polo Grounds. She was 72. The scoreboard lights atop the...

Dec 14, 2023

Packers Edge 49ers in San Francisco

Dec. 14, 1963 - The Packers kept their championship hopes alive today with long passes that edged the 49ers in San Francisco, 21-17....

Dec 14, 2023

November Was Disastrous Month for South Vietnamese Government Forces

Dec. 14, 1963 - A high-level U.S. military officer said today that the month immediately following the Nov. 1 coup d’état that toppled...

Dec 14, 2023

Chiefs Dominate Patriots in Kansas City

Dec. 14, 1963 - Len Dawson passed for 3 touchdowns today and ran 43 yards for another to lead the Chiefs, playing probably their best...

Dec 14, 2023

Singer Dinah Washington Is Dead

Dec. 14, 1963 - Dinah Washington, the Negro blues singer, died today at her home in Detroit. Miss Washington, who was 39 years old, was...

Dec 14, 2023

Yastrzemski Wins A.L. Batting Title

Dec. 14, 1963 - Carl Yastrzemski, 24-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder, won the American League batting title in 1963, official averages...

Dec 14, 2023

Pirates Sell Haddix To Orioles

Dec. 14, 1963 - Harvey Haddix, the Pittsburgh left-hander who pitched an unparalleled 12 perfect innings on May 26, 1959 only to lose the...

Dec 14, 2023

Three Men Arrested in Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping

Dec. 14, 1963 - The Justice Department announced early today that the FBI had arrested three men in connection with the kidnapping of...

Dec 13, 2023

Bullets Score Overtime Victory Over Warriors

Dec. 13, 1963 - Talk about a thorn in your side! A rookie from West Virginia named Rod Thorn put away 5 points in overtime and gave the...

Dec 13, 2023

AFL Commissioner Talks “World Series” of Football

Dec. 13, 1963 - Commissioner Joe Foss of the American Football League says the NFL has refused to meet the AFL in a world championship...

Dec 13, 2023

Movies: “Charade” Highlights Christmas Releases

Dec. 13, 1963 - The annual avalanche of holiday films has begun to roll into New York’s motion picture theaters. “Charade,” with the...

Dec 13, 2023

84-Year-Old Convict To Be Released After Spending 64 Years in Prison

Dec. 13, 1963 - An 84-year-old convict who has spent 64 years in prison for murdering a former schoolteacher smiled happily today when he...

Dec 13, 2023

Actor Brandon de Wilde To Wed

Dec. 13, 1963 - As a child of seven, Brandon de Wilde was a child star in Broadway’s “The Member of the Wedding.” Next Thursday, the...

Dec 12, 2023

Bruins Top Back Hawks, Escape NHL Cellar

Dec. 12, 1963 - The Boston Bruins made one of their rare escapes from the National Hockey League cellar tonight and continued a strange...

Dec 12, 2023

Royals Clobber Knicks

Dec. 12, 1963 - Three old pros took up the slack tonight as the Cincinnati Royals, minus Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas, defeated the...

Dec 12, 2023

Tittle Named NFL’s Most Valuable Player

Dec. 12, 1963 - Not only is Y.A. Tittle the most valuable player of the New York Giants, but he is the most valuable player in all of the...

Dec 12, 2023

Mrs. Kennedy To Observe One-Year Mourning Period

Dec. 12, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured Nov. 25) plans to observe a one-year period of mourning and will have no public...

Dec 12, 2023

Chubby Checker Announces Engagement

Dec. 12, 1963 - Rock ’n’ roll singer Chubby Checker today announced his engagement to Catherina Lodders, a Dutch woman whose year-long...

Dec 12, 2023

Some Top NFL Players Retiring

Dec. 12, 1963 - Some fine professional football players will bow out this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers will start Joe Perry (pictured...