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Dec 4, 2023

Black Hawks Tie Bruins on Hull’s Last-Minute Goal

Dec. 4, 1963 - Bobby Hull scored with 31 seconds left to play tonight at Chicago Stadium to lift the Black Hawks into a 2-2 tie with the...

Dec 4, 2023

Bullets Win Third Straight in Triumph over Lakers

Dec. 4, 1963 - The Bullets limited the Los Angeles Lakers to one field goal in their first 17 attempts tonight at the Baltimore Civic...

Dec 4, 2023

Movies: All Prints of “PT-109” Withdrawn

Dec. 4, 1963 - All prints of “PT-109,” the Hollywood film based on President Kennedy’s Navy exploits during World War II, have been...

Dec 4, 2023

Robert Kennedy Returns to Work

Dec. 4, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy returned to his desk at the Justice Department today, but he did not say how long he...

Dec 4, 2023

Actress Sue Lyon To Marry Hampton Fancher III

Dec. 4, 1963 - Sue Lyon, the teenage actress remembered by moviegoers for her debut as “Lolita,” will become the bride of actor Hampton...

Dec 3, 2023

Warriors Top Knicks at the Garden

Dec. 3, 1963 - Big Wilt Chamberlain got out of a sick bed to preserve his continuous game performance in the NBA and helped the San...

Dec 3, 2023

Khrushchev Makes First Speech Since JFK Assassination

Dec. 3, 1963 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that he was satisfied with President Johnson’s stated intention to continue...

Dec 3, 2023

U.S. Begins Reducing Forces in South Vietnam

Dec. 3, 1963 - The reduction of United States forces in South Vietnam began today. Three planeloads of men flew across the Pacific on...

Dec 3, 2023

President Johnson Prepares McCormack for Presidency — Just In Case

Dec. 3, 1963 - President Johnson took the first steps today to prepare 71-year-old John W. McCormack (pictured right), the man next in...

Dec 3, 2023

FBI: No Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK

Dec. 3, 1963 - An FBI report on the assassination of President Kennedy concludes that there was no conspiracy between Lee Harvey Oswald,...

Dec 3, 2023

Big Trade between Giants and Braves

Dec. 3, 1963 - The San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Braves today made a six-player trade. The Giants received two pitchers — Bob...

Dec 3, 2023

Hunt Continues for Actress’s Strangler

Dec. 3, 1963 - Sheriff’s detectives said last night that the lives of slain actress Karyn Kupcinet and her boyfriend, TV actor Andrew...

Dec 3, 2023

Princess Grace Visits President Kennedy’s Grave at Arlington

Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....

Dec 3, 2023

President Johnson Meets with Dr. King

Dec. 3, 1963 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spent 50 minutes at the White House today with President Johnson and said upon leaving:...

Dec 2, 2023

Dodger Manager Alston Signs 11th One-Year Contract

Dec. 2, 1963 - Walter Alston, baseball’s quiet man, received congratulations today after signing his 11th one-year contract to manage the...

Dec 2, 2023

More Information on Lee Harvey Oswald

Dec. 2, 1963 - A good deal of information has now come to light indicating that Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed assassin of President...

Dec 2, 2023

Rams Top 49ers at Kezar Stadium

Dec. 2, 1963 - For the first time since 1958, the rebounding Rams made it three wins in a row yesterday by subduing the San Francisco...

Dec 2, 2023

South Vietnam To Slow Strategic Hamlet Program

Dec. 2, 1963 - The Provisional Government of South Vietnam has decided to slow down the strategic hamlet program, which was the...

Dec 2, 2023

Browns Wipe Out Cardinals at Busch Stadium

Dec. 2, 1963 - The St. Louis Cardinals, who were chiefly responsible for creating the close race in the NFL’s Eastern Conference by...

Dec 2, 2023

President Johnson’s Daughter Under Secret Service Guard at U. of Texas

Dec. 2, 1963 - Lynda Bird Johnson (left), 19-year-old daughter of the President, resumed classes today at the University of Texas under...