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Dec 7, 2023

Packers Keep Conference Title Hopes Alive with Victory over Rams

Dec. 7, 1963 - Jim Taylor of Green Bay ran 40 yards for the go-ahead touchdown today as the Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-14,...

Dec 7, 2023

Johnsons Move Into White House

Dec. 7, 1963 - The Johnsons moved into the White House today, taking up residence at the mansion they had visited often as guests since...

Dec 7, 2023

New York Giants Sign Halfback Joe Don Looney

Dec. 7, 1963 - Joe Don Looney, the Oklahoma halfback who was dismissed from the Sooner squad for disciplinary reasons in mid-season, said...

Dec 7, 2023

Top of the Charts: “Dominique” by The Singing Nun

Dec. 7, 1963 - Hitting the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “Dominique,” written and performed by the Belgian female singer...

Dec 7, 2023

Ikes Asks Lodge to Make Himself Available for GOP Nomination

Dec. 7, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1952) has asked Henry Cabot Lodge (right), U.S. Ambassador to South...

Dec 6, 2023

Lakers Top Warriors Despite Chamberlain’s 59 Points

Dec. 6, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain picked tonight to register the season’s high score for an individual, but he happened to run into the...

Dec 6, 2023

JFK Awarded Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dec. 6, 1963 - John F. Kennedy today joined the roster of 31 civilian leaders whom he had personally approved to receive the new...

Dec 6, 2023

Mrs. Kennedy Moves into Georgetown Home

Dec. 6, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left the White House today after a quiet goodbye to the household staff and moved into a home in...

Dec 6, 2023

GOP Congressmen Reject Collective Blame for JFK Assassination

Dec. 6, 1963 - Congressional Republicans deplored today what they called attempts to blame “hatred” in this country for the assassination...

Dec 6, 2023

Oswald’s Widow Wishes to Remain in U.S.

Dec. 6, 1963 - The Russian-born widow of Lee Harvey Oswald was quoted today as saying she “wants to be an American and continue to live...

Dec 6, 2023

Dallas Police: Oswald Tried to Assassinate Edwin Walker

Dec. 6, 1963 - A rifle shot that narrowly missed former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker, an angry critic of President Kennedy, in his Dallas home...

Dec 6, 2023

Dodgers Trade Skowron to Senators for Cash

Dec. 6, 1963 - The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers sold Bill Skowron, the former Yankee star, to the Washington Senators today. It was...

Dec 5, 2023

Canadiens Defeat Rangers

Dec. 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured), masked marvel of netminders, fingered a couple of arm bruises and grinned in resignation....

Dec 5, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles Have a New Owner

Dec. 5, 1963 - Jerry Wolman, who used to “hitch” rides from his native Shenandoah, Pa., to watch the Philadelphia Eagles play, realized a...

Dec 5, 2023

Malcolm X May Be Replaced at Harlem Mosque

Dec. 5, 1963 - Malcolm X may soon be replaced as the minister of New York’s Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7, sources close to the Black...

Dec 5, 2023

Herbert Lehman, Former Governor and Senator, Is Dead

Dec. 5, 1963 - Herbert H. Lehman (pictured in 1930 with then New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt), a towering figure in the liberal...

Dec 5, 2023

Warren Commission Begins Work

Dec. 5, 1963 - The commission investigating President Kennedy’s assassination began work today with a long meeting in Washington. It...

Dec 5, 2023

Movies: “Charade”

Dec. 5, 1963 - Opening today is “Charade,” a romantic comedy mystery produced and directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and...

Dec 5, 2023

Goldwater To Reassess Presidential Prospects

Dec. 5, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater said today he was undertaking a “major reassessment” of his Presidential prospects. “I don’t think...

Dec 5, 2023

Tigers and Phillies Unlock Stalled Interleague Trade Market

Dec. 5, 1963 - The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies unlocked the stalled interleague trading market today with a four-player...