01 Jan 1963
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G Woods succeeds Eugene Black as President of the World Bank
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01 Jan 1963
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WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting
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02 Jan 1963
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Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. |
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03 Jan 1963
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WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
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04 Jan 1963
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Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon
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05 Jan 1963
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"Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 873 performances
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05 Jan 1963
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"Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 719 performances
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05 Jan 1963
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San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game
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06 Jan 1963
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"Oliver!" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 774 performances
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08 Jan 1963
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Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. |
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09 Jan 1963
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Mao Tse-tung writes his poem "Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo"
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11 Jan 1963
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1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA
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11 Jan 1963
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Beatles release "Please Please Me" and"Ask Me Why"
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11 Jan 1963
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1st discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles CA
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11 Jan 1963
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Beatles release "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"
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12 Jan 1963
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"Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
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12 Jan 1963
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Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia vs England
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13 Jan 1963
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Coup d'état in Togo results in assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio |
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13 Jan 1963
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NFL Pro Bowl East beats West 30-20
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13 Jan 1963
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AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 21-14
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14 Jan 1963
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George C Wallace sworn in as Governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!"
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16 Jan 1963
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Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres
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16 Jan 1963
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Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb
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17 Jan 1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points vs Los Angeles
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17 Jan 1963
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Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
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18 Jan 1963
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Reinier Paping wins Dutch 11-Cities Skating Race (10 59)
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22 Jan 1963
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The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. |
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22 Jan 1963
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Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament
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23 Jan 1963
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The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese army stationed in Tite. |
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24 Jan 1963
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Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ
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26 Jan 1963
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"Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 performances
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26 Jan 1963
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"Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 543 performances
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26 Jan 1963
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Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
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27 Jan 1963
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Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 seconds
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27 Jan 1963
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Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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28 Jan 1963
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29 Jan 1963
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Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football hall of fame
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31 Jan 1963
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Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby"
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01 Feb 1963
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Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda
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02 Feb 1963
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Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)
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05 Feb 1963
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Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
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05 Feb 1963
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Soviet lunar probe failure
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05 Feb 1963
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The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law. |
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08 Feb 1963
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1st transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist)
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08 Feb 1963
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The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq, Brigadier General Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party. |
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08 Feb 1963
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The first full color television program in the world, publicly advertised, is broadcast in Mexico City by XHGC-TV, Channel 5, due to technical breakthrough advances made by Mexican engineer Guillermo González Camarena. |
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08 Feb 1963
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Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration. |
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09 Feb 1963
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1st flight of Boeing 727 jet
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09 Feb 1963
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7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7")
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10 Feb 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open
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10 Feb 1963
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon
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11 Feb 1963
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Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album
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11 Feb 1963
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CIA Domestic Operations Division created (pretty scary!)
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11 Feb 1963
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Beatles tape 10 tracks for their 1st album, including "Please, Please Me"
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12 Feb 1963
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Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. |
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12 Feb 1963
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Argentina asks extradition of Ex-President Peron
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14 Feb 1963
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US launches communications satellite Syncom 1
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15 Feb 1963
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Ken Lynch records "Misery, " 1st Lennon-McCartney song by someone else
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15 Feb 1963
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1st US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright)
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16 Feb 1963
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Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"
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16 Feb 1963
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1st round-trip swim of Strait of Messina, Italy (Mary Revell of US)
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16 Feb 1963
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C & A Building in Amsterdam burns down
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17 Feb 1963
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Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon (2 15 15.8
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19 Feb 1963
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The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread. |
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19 Feb 1963
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USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba
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19 Feb 1963
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Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize
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20 Feb 1963
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Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants) signs a record $100,000 per year contract
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20 Feb 1963
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End of the Test Cricket careers of Neil Harvey & Alan Davidson
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21 Feb 1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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22 Feb 1963
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Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
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25 Feb 1963
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Beatles release their 1st single in US "Please Please Me"
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27 Feb 1963
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The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. |
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27 Feb 1963
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Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000
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01 Mar 1963
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200,000 French mine workers strike
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05 Mar 1963
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Beatles record "From Me to You" and"Thank You Girl"
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08 Mar 1963
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Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria
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08 Mar 1963
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The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command. |
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09 Mar 1963
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Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe and Chris Montez
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10 Mar 1963
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Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two 1st at bats in spring training
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10 Mar 1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
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11 Mar 1963
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Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain
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12 Mar 1963
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Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance
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12 Mar 1963
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Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
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13 Mar 1963
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Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona |
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13 Mar 1963
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2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska
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13 Mar 1963
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Hindemith & Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner" premieres in New York NY
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13 Mar 1963
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Indonesia & Netherlands recover diplomatic relations
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14 Mar 1963
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San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists
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15 Mar 1963
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WFAN TV channel 14 in Washington DC (IND) begins broadcasting
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17 Mar 1963
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Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people. |
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17 Mar 1963
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Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game
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17 Mar 1963
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Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York beatified (canonized in 1975)
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17 Mar 1963
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Eruptions of Mount Agung Bali, kills 1,500 Balinese
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18 Mar 1963
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"Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances
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18 Mar 1963
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France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
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18 Mar 1963
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Supreme Court's Miranda Decision: defendants must have lawyers
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18 Mar 1963
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WGSF TV channel 31 in Newark OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
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20 Mar 1963
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1st "Pop Art" exhibition (NYC)
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20 Mar 1963
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1st "Pop Art" exhibition (New York NY)
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20 Mar 1963
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Sikkim crown prince Paldan Thondup Namgyal marries Hope Cooke
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21 Mar 1963
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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes. |
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21 Mar 1963
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David Hendon & Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London
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22 Mar 1963
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Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"
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22 Mar 1963
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The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom. |
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22 Mar 1963
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British Minister of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler
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22 Mar 1963
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Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st & only Heisman Trophy winner
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23 Mar 1963
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25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (OT)
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23 Mar 1963
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Rolf Hochhuth's "Der Stellvertreter" premieres in Berlin
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25 Mar 1963
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KWHY TV channel 22 in Los Angeles CA (IND) begins broadcasting
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27 Mar 1963
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Beeching Axe: Dr. Richard Beeching issues a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom's rail network. |
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28 Mar 1963
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AFL's New York Titans become the New York Jets
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29 Mar 1963
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Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone"
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30 Mar 1963
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France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
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31 Mar 1963
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Los Angeles ends streetcar service after 90 years
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01 Apr 1963
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New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000
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01 Apr 1963
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Soap operas "General Hospital" and"Doctors" Premier on TV
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02 Apr 1963
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Explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254 / 914 km)
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02 Apr 1963
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USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km
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05 Apr 1963
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Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)
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05 Apr 1963
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Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa
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07 Apr 1963
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27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
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07 Apr 1963
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Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors
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07 Apr 1963
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Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic Republic
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08 Apr 1963
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35th Academy Awards - "Lawrence of Arabia, " A Bancroft and G Peck win
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08 Apr 1963
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Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000
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09 Apr 1963
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Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary US citizen (posthumously)
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10 Apr 1963
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One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. |
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10 Apr 1963
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Thresher, US atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston
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11 Apr 1963
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Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all instead of to Catholics alone. |
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11 Apr 1963
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John XXIII encyclical "On peace in truth, justice, charity & liberty"
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11 Apr 1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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11 Apr 1963
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Warren Spahn beats Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty)
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12 Apr 1963
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Beatles "From Me to You" is released in the UK
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12 Apr 1963
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The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. |
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12 Apr 1963
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Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK
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12 Apr 1963
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Birmingham police use dogs & cattle prods on peaceful demonstrators
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13 Apr 1963
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Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit
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13 Apr 1963
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Pittsburgh Pirate's Bob Friend balks 4 times in a game
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14 Apr 1963
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George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones"
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15 Apr 1963
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"Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 8 performances
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16 Apr 1963
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation. |
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18 Apr 1963
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Dr James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant
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18 Apr 1963
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Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
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19 Apr 1963
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"Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances
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19 Apr 1963
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67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58
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20 Apr 1963
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"Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 8 performances
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20 Apr 1963
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All Africa Conferences of Churches opens in Kampala Uganda
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21 Apr 1963
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The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith is elected for the first time. |
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21 Apr 1963
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Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time
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21 Apr 1963
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sunshine Women's Golf Open
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21 Apr 1963
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Dr Michael Ellis De Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant
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23 Apr 1963
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Jerry Bock & S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me", premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 302 performances
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24 Apr 1963
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Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. |
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24 Apr 1963
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Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy retires
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24 Apr 1963
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17th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
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24 Apr 1963
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English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy
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26 Apr 1963
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In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections. |
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27 Apr 1963
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"Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname
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27 Apr 1963
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Cuban premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow
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28 Apr 1963
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17th Tony Awards Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? & A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win
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28 Apr 1963
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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29 Apr 1963
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KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KPAT
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30 Apr 1963
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The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. |
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01 May 1963
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1st American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest
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01 May 1963
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Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Neth
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02 May 1963
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Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany. |
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03 May 1963
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Leslie Narum is only Baltimore Oriole to homer on his 1st at bat
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03 May 1963
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Martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech
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03 May 1963
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The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the African-American Civil Rights Movement. |
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04 May 1963
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89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8
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04 May 1963
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Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game
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05 May 1963
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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06 May 1963
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)
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07 May 1963
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Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ
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07 May 1963
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SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))
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08 May 1963
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"Dr No" premieres in US
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08 May 1963
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JFK offers Israel assistance against aggression
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08 May 1963
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South Vietnamese soldiers of Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. |
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10 May 1963
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Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
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11 May 1963
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"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2
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11 May 1963
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Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama
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11 May 1963
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Racist bombings in Birmingham, Alabama disrupt nonviolence in the Birmingham campaign and precipitate a crisis involving federal troops. |
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11 May 1963
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"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
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11 May 1963
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Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0
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12 May 1963
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Race riot in Birmingham Alabama
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12 May 1963
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Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show
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12 May 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open
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13 May 1963
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The U.S. Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland is decided. |
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14 May 1963
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Kuwait joins the United Nations. |
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14 May 1963
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Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations
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15 May 1963
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Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. |
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15 May 1963
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Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched
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15 May 1963
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Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)
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15 May 1963
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Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
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16 May 1963
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"Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 4 performances
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16 May 1963
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Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends US Project Mercury
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17 May 1963
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Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in New York, to become WWF champion
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17 May 1963
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Houston Colt .45's Don Notterbart no-hits Phillies, 4-1
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18 May 1963
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"Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
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18 May 1963
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"If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
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18 May 1963
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89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2
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19 May 1963
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The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. |
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19 May 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open
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20 May 1963
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Sukarno appointed President of Indonesia
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22 May 1963
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Greek left-wing politician Grigoris Lambrakis, is shot and dies five days later. |
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22 May 1963
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A C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London
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22 May 1963
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Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
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22 May 1963
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Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
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23 May 1963
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NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000
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24 May 1963
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Baldwin–Kennedy meeting on race relations in the US |
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24 May 1963
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1st Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely
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25 May 1963
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"Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances
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25 May 1963
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In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Organisation of African Unity is established. |
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25 May 1963
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Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game
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25 May 1963
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Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket
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25 May 1963
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Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania & Zambia
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26 May 1963
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15th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth
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26 May 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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26 May 1963
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Organization of African Unity forms
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26 May 1963
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Wes Stock becomes the only Baltimore Oriole to win a double header
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27 May 1963
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3 New Jersey businessmen purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to the New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils)
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27 May 1963
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Jomo Kenyatta elected 1st prime minister of Kenya
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28 May 1963
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Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; about 1 million houses destroyed
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28 May 1963
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Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India)
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28 May 1963
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Jomo Kenyatta becomes 1st Prime Minister of Kenya
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28 May 1963
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Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die & 1 million houses destroyed
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30 May 1963
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A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. |
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01 Jun 1963
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"El Watusi" by Ray Barreto hits #17
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01 Jun 1963
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Jomo Kenyatta becomes 1st Premier of Kenya
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01 Jun 1963
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia
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01 Jun 1963
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Kenya gains internal self-rule (Madaraka Day). |
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02 Jun 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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03 Jun 1963
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The Buddhist crisis: Soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam attack protesting Buddhists in Huế, South Vietnam, with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalised for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments. |
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04 Jun 1963
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1st transmission of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio
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04 Jun 1963
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British Minister of War John Profumo resigns due to Christine Keeler
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05 Jun 1963
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Princess Marijke changes her name to Christina
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05 Jun 1963
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State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested
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05 Jun 1963
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The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". |
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05 Jun 1963
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Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. |
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06 Jun 1963
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Gasunie established
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07 Jun 1963
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1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, "Come on"
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08 Jun 1963
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"Mr President" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 265 performances
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08 Jun 1963
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95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2
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08 Jun 1963
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American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes
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09 Jun 1963
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1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
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09 Jun 1963
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Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open
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09 Jun 1963
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Barbra Streisand appears on "Ed Sullivan Show"
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09 Jun 1963
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Equal Pay Act enacted
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09 Jun 1963
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JFK names Winston Churchill US honorary citizen
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09 Jun 1963
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Movie "Cleopatra" opens in New York
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10 Jun 1963
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JFK signs law for equal pay for equal work for men andwomen
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10 Jun 1963
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Equal Pay Act of 1963 aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see Gender pay gap). It was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program |
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11 Jun 1963
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Gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama
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11 Jun 1963
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Greek government of Karamanlis resigns
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11 Jun 1963
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JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act"
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11 Jun 1963
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American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register. |
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11 Jun 1963
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Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. |
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11 Jun 1963
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John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that would revolutionize American society. Proposing equal access to public facilities, end segregation in education and guarantee federal protection for voting rights. |
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12 Jun 1963
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"Cleopatra" premieres in New York City
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12 Jun 1963
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Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith. |
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13 Jun 1963
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Vostok 6 launched, pilot is 1st woman Cosmonaut
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14 Jun 1963
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New York Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR
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14 Jun 1963
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Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days
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15 Jun 1963
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"Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 1443 performances
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15 Jun 1963
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"Sukiyaki" hits #1
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15 Jun 1963
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Buddy Nobles runs world record marathon (2:14:28)
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15 Jun 1963
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Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion resigns
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15 Jun 1963
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San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0
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16 Jun 1963
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Levi Eshkol replaces David Ben-Gurion as Israeli Prime Minister
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16 Jun 1963
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Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. |
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16 Jun 1963
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Valentina Tereshkova becomes 1st woman in space, aboard Vostok 6
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17 Jun 1963
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British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair
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17 Jun 1963
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The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. |
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17 Jun 1963
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A day after South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem announced the Joint Communique to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. |
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17 Jun 1963
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Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools
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18 Jun 1963
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3,000 blacks boycot Boston public school
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19 Jun 1963
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Greek government of Pipinolis forms
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19 Jun 1963
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2 Russian space missions return to Earth
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19 Jun 1963
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Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen
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19 Jun 1963
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Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman in space returns to Earth
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20 Jun 1963
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Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income
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20 Jun 1963
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US and the USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
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20 Jun 1963
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The so-called "red telephone" link is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
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20 Jun 1963
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1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 6-2
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20 Jun 1963
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US & USSR agree to set up "Hot Line"
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21 Jun 1963
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. |
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21 Jun 1963
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Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII
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22 Jun 1963
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"Little" Stevie Wonder (13) releases "Fingertips"
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23 Jun 1963
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63rd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 293 at The Country Club, Massachusetts
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23 Jun 1963
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New York Mets Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards
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23 Jun 1963
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President Kennedy tours West-Europe
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23 Jun 1963
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Julius Boros wins golf's US Open
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24 Jun 1963
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Levi Eshkol forms Israeli government
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24 Jun 1963
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The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. |
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24 Jun 1963
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1st demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London
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24 Jun 1963
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Zanzibar granted internal self-government by Britain
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25 Jun 1963
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JFK speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt
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26 Jun 1963
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Alfons Gorbach forms Austrian government
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26 Jun 1963
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Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns commercial TV
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26 Jun 1963
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Kennedy visits W Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)
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26 Jun 1963
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. |
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26 Jun 1963
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Levi Eshkol becomes the Israeli Prime Minister. |
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27 Jun 1963
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Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name"
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27 Jun 1963
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President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland
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27 Jun 1963
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USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m
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28 Jun 1963
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Belaunde Terry inaugurated as President of Peru
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28 Jun 1963
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Khrushchev visits East-Berlin
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29 Jun 1963
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"Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 257 performances
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29 Jun 1963
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SVB, Students Unions, established under Barrel Regtien
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29 Jun 1963
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Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits the UK charts
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30 Jun 1963
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Carvel Ladies Golf Open
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30 Jun 1963
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Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo. |
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30 Jun 1963
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Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church
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01 Jul 1963
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President Kennedy arrives in Rome
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01 Jul 1963
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US postal service institutes (Zone Improvement Plan) zip code
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01 Jul 1963
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ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail. |
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01 Jul 1963
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The British Government admits that former diplomat Kim Philby had worked as a Soviet agent. |
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02 Jul 1963
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Juan Marichal (Giants) beats Warren Spahn (Braves), 1-0 in 16 innings
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05 Jul 1963
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1st Beatle tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87
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06 Jul 1963
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70th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Smith beats Billie J King (63 64)
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06 Jul 1963
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77th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: C McKinley beats Fred Stolle (97 61 64)
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07 Jul 1963
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Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open
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07 Jul 1963
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Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. |
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08 Jul 1963
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US bans all monetary transactions with Cuba
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09 Jul 1963
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34th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
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09 Jul 1963
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Crusher Lisowski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
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09 Jul 1963
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Federation of Malaysia forms
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11 Jul 1963
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South-African ANC Walter Sisulu / Andrew Mlangeni / Govan Mbeki arrested
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12 Jul 1963
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Pauline Reade, who was 16-years-old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. |
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13 Jul 1963
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Early Wynn, wins his 300th & last game at 43
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14 Jul 1963
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Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Sight Golf Open
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15 Jul 1963
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KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
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15 Jul 1963
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Paul McCartney is fined
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16 Jul 1963
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Amazon carries 190,000 m3 / sec (record)
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17 Jul 1963
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Telstar soccer team forms in Ijmuiden
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18 Jul 1963
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Failed military coup in Syria
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19 Jul 1963
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Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits HR # 300
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19 Jul 1963
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Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. |
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19 Jul 1963
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NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km
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20 Jul 1963
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17 African states and Madagascar sign peace treaty with EC
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20 Jul 1963
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Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
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21 Jul 1963
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45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas
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22 Jul 1963
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Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles"
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22 Jul 1963
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Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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22 Jul 1963
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Sarawak achieve independence. |
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22 Jul 1963
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Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson to retain heavywieght championship
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22 Jul 1963
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The Beatles release "Introducing the Beatles"
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24 Jul 1963
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Dutch government of Marijnen forms
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24 Jul 1963
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The iconic Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. |
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24 Jul 1963
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124 Unification church couples wed in Korea
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24 Jul 1963
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Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson to retain heavyweight championship
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25 Jul 1963
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Belgian Senate accept Law on language regulations
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25 Jul 1963
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US, Russia & England sign nuclear test ban treaty
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26 Jul 1963
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Skopje, Yugoslavia, destroyed by earthquake, kills 1,000+
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26 Jul 1963
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Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. |
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26 Jul 1963
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An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. |
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26 Jul 1963
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan. |
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26 Jul 1963
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US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched
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27 Jul 1963
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Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ
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27 Jul 1963
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General Amin al-Hafez becomes President of Syria
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28 Jul 1963
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open
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30 Jul 1963
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British spy Kim Philby found in Moscow
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31 Jul 1963
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Arturo Illia elected President of Argentina
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31 Jul 1963
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Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive HRS (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown)
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01 Aug 1963
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Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale
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01 Aug 1963
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Germany FR annexes Elten village
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01 Aug 1963
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WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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02 Aug 1963
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30th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 (65,000)
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03 Aug 1963
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"No Strings" closes at 84th St. Theater NYC after 580 performances
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03 Aug 1963
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Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"
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03 Aug 1963
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Beatles final performance at Cavern Club in Liverpool
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04 Aug 1963
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open
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05 Aug 1963
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Britain, US and the USSR sign nuclear test ban treaty
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05 Aug 1963
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Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 mph
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05 Aug 1963
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US, USSR and Great Britain agree to discuss banning nuclear testing
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05 Aug 1963
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The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. |
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07 Aug 1963
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Jac Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs Cleveland
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08 Aug 1963
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Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie, " radio stations label it obscene
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08 Aug 1963
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LA Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
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08 Aug 1963
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Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ
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08 Aug 1963
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Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. |
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08 Aug 1963
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The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. |
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09 Aug 1963
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Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres
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11 Aug 1963
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event
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The Kingston Trio are the mystery guest on "What's My Line?"
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12 Aug 1963
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Portuguese Dictator Salazar firm on African colonization
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12 Aug 1963
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Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year
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13 Aug 1963
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Custom agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum
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13 Aug 1963
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Warren Spahn sets left-hander strike out mark at 2,382
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15 Aug 1963
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event
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Fulbert Youlou, resigns as President of Congo-Brazzaville
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15 Aug 1963
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Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland. |
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15 Aug 1963
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President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital. |
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16 Aug 1963
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Independence is restored to Dominican Republic
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17 Aug 1963
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Jim Hickman becomes the 1st NY Met to hit for the cycle
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17 Aug 1963
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event
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Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief
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18 Aug 1963
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James Meredith becomes 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi
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18 Aug 1963
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event
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament
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19 Aug 1963
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NAACP Youth Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters, Oklahoma City
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21 Aug 1963
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Martial law declared in South Vietnam, following raids on Buddhist pagodas
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21 Aug 1963
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Martial law declared in S Vietnam
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22 Aug 1963
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NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
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23 Aug 1963
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event
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Beatles release "She Loves You" in the UK
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23 Aug 1963
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Beatles release "She Loves You" in the UK
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23 Aug 1963
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Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By"
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24 Aug 1963
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1st 200 meter freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58)
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24 Aug 1963
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John Pennel is 1st to pole-vault 17'
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25 Aug 1963
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event
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Paul McCartney is fined
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28 Aug 1963
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech |
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28 Aug 1963
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Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan apartment, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights. |
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28 Aug 1963
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The Evergreen Point Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world, opens between Seattle and Medina, Washington, US. |
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28 Aug 1963
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200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC
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28 Aug 1963
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Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle & Bellevue opens
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28 Aug 1963
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Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
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29 Aug 1963
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Harmon Killebrew (Twins) HRs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH
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30 Aug 1963
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Hot Line communications link between Washington DC and Moscow begins
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30 Aug 1963
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The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union goes into operation. |
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31 Aug 1963
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"Hot line" between Moscow-Washington, DC installed
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31 Aug 1963
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North Borneo (now Sabah) achieve a self governance. |
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01 Sep 1963
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Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot
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01 Sep 1963
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event
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate
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01 Sep 1963
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event
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WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
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02 Sep 1963
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Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS
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02 Sep 1963
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CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
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02 Sep 1963
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event
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament
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02 Sep 1963
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CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. |
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04 Sep 1963
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Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. |
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06 Sep 1963
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Church bombed in Birmingham AL, kills 4 African-American girls
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06 Sep 1963
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Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history
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06 Sep 1963
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Jerry Lee Lewis quits Sun Records
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06 Sep 1963
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Major league baseballs 100,000th game
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06 Sep 1963
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The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded. |
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07 Sep 1963
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1st US TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC)
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07 Sep 1963
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American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday
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07 Sep 1963
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Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio
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07 Sep 1963
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. |
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08 Sep 1963
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77th US Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court (75 64)
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08 Sep 1963
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83rd US Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62)
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08 Sep 1963
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Algerian population accepts constitution
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08 Sep 1963
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Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons
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08 Sep 1963
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Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys
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09 Sep 1963
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Alabama Gov George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools
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09 Sep 1963
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Landslide into Vaiont Dam emptys lake, kills 3-4,000 (Italy)
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10 Sep 1963
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Stan Musial hits a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather
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10 Sep 1963
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20 black students entered public schools in Alabama
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10 Sep 1963
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Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0
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12 Sep 1963
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WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting
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13 Sep 1963
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Barbra Striesand and Elliot Gould marry
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13 Sep 1963
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"The Outer Limits" premiers
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14 Sep 1963
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Mary Ann Fischer, Aberdeen, SD, gave birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls & a boy
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15 Sep 1963
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Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, and Jesus-appear in SF outfield for 1 inn
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15 Sep 1963
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Ben Bella elected 1st President of Algeria
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15 Sep 1963
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WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
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15 Sep 1963
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16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed at an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
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15 Sep 1963
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4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham
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15 Sep 1963
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SF Giants play outfield of Felipe, Matty & Jesus Alou
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16 Sep 1963
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WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
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16 Sep 1963
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Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country. |
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16 Sep 1963
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"Outer Limits" premiers on TV
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16 Sep 1963
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Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo & Sarawak
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17 Sep 1963
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"The Fugitive" premiers on ABC TV
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17 Sep 1963
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Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32
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18 Sep 1963
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USSR orders 58.5 million barrels of cereal from Australia
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18 Sep 1963
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Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1
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20 Sep 1963
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JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the moon
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22 Sep 1963
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Czechoslovakian Premier Sikory deposed by Josef Lenart)
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23 Sep 1963
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Georgette Ciselet is 1st woman on Belgian Council of State
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23 Sep 1963
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WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
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24 Sep 1963
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Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards
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24 Sep 1963
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Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and the USSR limit nuclear testing
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25 Sep 1963
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Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo Affair. |
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26 Sep 1963
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1st edition of NYC Review of Books
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26 Sep 1963
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Lee Harvey Oswald travels on Continental Trailways bus to Mexico
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27 Sep 1963
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Lee Harvey Oswald visits Cubans consulate in Mexico
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27 Sep 1963
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At 10:59 AM the census clock, records US population at 190,000,000
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28 Sep 1963
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"King Leonardo, " cartoon last airs on NBC-TV
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28 Sep 1963
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"Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys peaks at #15
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28 Sep 1963
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"Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells peaks at #1
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28 Sep 1963
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"New Phil Silvers Show, " debuts on CBS-TV
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28 Sep 1963
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"Nick Teen & Al K Hall" by Rolf Harris peaks at #95
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28 Sep 1963
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"Shari Lewis Show, " last airs on NBC-TV
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28 Sep 1963
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"Surfer Joe" by Surfaris peaks at #62
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28 Sep 1963
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"Tennessee Tuxedo, " cartoon debuts on CBS-TV
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28 Sep 1963
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Murray The K, a New York DJ plays "She Loves You" on the radio
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28 Sep 1963
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Whaam!, now considered Roy Lichtenstein's most important work, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery that lasted until at October 24. |
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28 Sep 1963
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Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates a record 41.5 kph for 440 yds
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28 Sep 1963
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Italy's Giuseppe Camtarella skates a record 25.78 MPH
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29 Sep 1963
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"Judy Garland Show, " debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1963
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"My Favorite Martian, " starring Ray Walston, debuts on CBS-TV
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29 Sep 1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
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29 Sep 1963
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Pope Paul opens 2nd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
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29 Sep 1963
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Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)
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29 Sep 1963
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Stan Musial Day in St. Louis
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29 Sep 1963
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The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens. |
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29 Sep 1963
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2nd session of Ecumenical council, `Vatican II,' opens in Rome
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29 Sep 1963
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Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,630th hit
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29 Sep 1963
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Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game
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30 Sep 1963
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"Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St. Theater NYC for 16 performances
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30 Sep 1963
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56th Postmaster General: John A Gronouski of Wis takes office
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01 Oct 1963
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1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game
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01 Oct 1963
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Nigeria becomes a Republic within Commonwealth
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02 Oct 1963
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W German Chancellor Adenauer condemns western grain shipments to USSR
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03 Oct 1963
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Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured
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03 Oct 1963
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A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule. |
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04 Oct 1963
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Gambia achieves full internal self-government
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04 Oct 1963
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Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. |
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05 Oct 1963
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17th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-3 at Toronto
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05 Oct 1963
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Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park
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05 Oct 1963
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Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour
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06 Oct 1963
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Barbra Streisand appears on "Judy Garland Show"
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06 Oct 1963
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LA Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series
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07 Oct 1963
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Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary
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07 Oct 1963
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Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190
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07 Oct 1963
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JFK signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty
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07 Oct 1963
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John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty. |
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08 Oct 1963
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Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya
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09 Oct 1963
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British Premier Harold MacMillan, resigns
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09 Oct 1963
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French air force gets 1st nuclear weapons
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09 Oct 1963
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Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000
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09 Oct 1963
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Uganda becomes a Republic within British Commonwealth
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09 Oct 1963
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In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it. |
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10 Oct 1963
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Dam bursts in Italy, 3,000+ die
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10 Oct 1963
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Netherland population hits 12,000,000
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10 Oct 1963
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France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. |
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10 Oct 1963
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Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, UK, USSR
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12 Oct 1963
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"Student Gypsy" closes at 84th St. Theater NYC after 16 performances
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12 Oct 1963
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After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union. |
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12 Oct 1963
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Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel
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12 Oct 1963
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At 4 AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck
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13 Oct 1963
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"Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium
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13 Oct 1963
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15th Ryder Cup: US beats 23-9 at East Lake Country Club - Georgia
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13 Oct 1963
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9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright
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13 Oct 1963
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"Beatlemania" is coined after the Beatles appear at the Palladium
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14 Oct 1963
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Algeria and Morocco border conflict
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14 Oct 1963
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WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (ABC) begins
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15 Oct 1963
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Ludwig Erhard follows Conrad Adenauer as West German Chancellor
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16 Oct 1963
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2 secret US military satellites launched from Cape Canaveral
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16 Oct 1963
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New York newspaper "Mirror" last edition
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17 Oct 1963
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"Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances
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18 Oct 1963
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IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
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19 Oct 1963
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Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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19 Oct 1963
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Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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20 Oct 1963
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Alec Douglas-Home forms British government
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20 Oct 1963
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Hillside Golf Open
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20 Oct 1963
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WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
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20 Oct 1963
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Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yds
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20 Oct 1963
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S Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela & 8 others on conspiracy
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22 Oct 1963
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A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board. |
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22 Oct 1963
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225,000 students boycott Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest
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24 Oct 1963
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"110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 performances
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24 Oct 1963
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KRO shows 1st Bonanza
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24 Oct 1963
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Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award
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25 Oct 1963
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event
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Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
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25 Oct 1963
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Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden
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26 Oct 1963
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US performs underground nuclear test at Fallon, Nevada
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27 Oct 1963
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event
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Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW vs. Queensland at Gabba
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27 Oct 1963
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event
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament
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29 Oct 1963
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event
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"Meet the Beatles" booklet is published
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29 Oct 1963
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event
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"Meet the Beatles" booklet is published
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30 Oct 1963
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event
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Morocco and Algeria signs cease fire
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30 Oct 1963
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event
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Sandy Koufax wins NL MVP award
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31 Oct 1963
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event
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J Edgar Hoover last meeting with President John F Kennedy
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31 Oct 1963
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event
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Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana)
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31 Oct 1963
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An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed. |
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31 Oct 1963
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event
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Ed Sullivan witnesses the Beatles & their fans at London Airport
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01 Nov 1963
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The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens. |
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01 Nov 1963
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event
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The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins |
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02 Nov 1963
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event
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"Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater NYC for 24 performances
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02 Nov 1963
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South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm is assassinated following a military coup. |
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03 Nov 1963
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event
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open
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04 Nov 1963
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event
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John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line
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05 Nov 1963
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event
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US VP Lyndon B Johnson visits Netherlands
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07 Nov 1963
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event
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Carole Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, crowned 13th Miss World
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07 Nov 1963
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event
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New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP
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09 Nov 1963
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event
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"Tovarich" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 264 performances
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09 Nov 1963
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event
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2 high-speed commuter trains collided with a derailed freight
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09 Nov 1963
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event
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450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan)
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10 Nov 1963
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open
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10 Nov 1963
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event
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Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545
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11 Nov 1963
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event
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Brian Epstein & Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for the Beatles
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11 Nov 1963
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Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
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12 Nov 1963
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event
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Train crash in Japan, kills 164
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16 Nov 1963
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event
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Touch-tone telephone introduced
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16 Nov 1963
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event
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Toledo, OH newspaper strike began
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17 Nov 1963
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational
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18 Nov 1963
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event
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Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone
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18 Nov 1963
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King Hassan II opens 1st parliament in Morocco)
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19 Nov 1963
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event
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Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal
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21 Nov 1963
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event
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JFK flies to Texas
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22 Nov 1963
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event
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Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in the UK
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23 Nov 1963
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event
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"Doctor Who, " the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England
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23 Nov 1963
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event
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"Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 performances
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23 Nov 1963
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event
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LBJ proclaims November 25 a day of national mourning (for JFK)
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23 Nov 1963
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event
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Horatio Alger Society founded
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23 Nov 1963
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event
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JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House
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24 Nov 1963
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event
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1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald
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25 Nov 1963
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event
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JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery,
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26 Nov 1963
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event
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29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
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26 Nov 1963
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event
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Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year
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26 Nov 1963
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event
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Explorer 18 launched
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27 Nov 1963
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event
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The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg. |
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28 Nov 1963
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event
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1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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28 Nov 1963
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event
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Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on UK record chart
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28 Nov 1963
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event
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Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ
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28 Nov 1963
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event
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WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
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29 Nov 1963
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event
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Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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29 Nov 1963
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event
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. |
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29 Nov 1963
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event
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Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board. |
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29 Nov 1963
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event
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LBJ sets up Warren Comm to investigate assassination of JFK
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30 Nov 1963
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event
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51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10
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01 Dec 1963
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event
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Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union
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01 Dec 1963
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event
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New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0
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01 Dec 1963
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event
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Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India. |
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02 Dec 1963
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event
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1st Dutch rocket launched / reaches height of 10 km
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04 Dec 1963
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event
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Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council
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06 Dec 1963
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event
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Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans
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07 Dec 1963
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event
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Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans
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07 Dec 1963
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event
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Instant replay makes its debut during an American Army–Navy football game. |
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08 Dec 1963
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event
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"Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 112 performances
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08 Dec 1963
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event
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3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die
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08 Dec 1963
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event
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Mickey Wright / Dave Ragan Jr wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf
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08 Dec 1963
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event
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Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board. |
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09 Dec 1963
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event
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Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped
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09 Dec 1963
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event
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Zanzibar gains independence from Britain
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10 Dec 1963
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event
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Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. |
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10 Dec 1963
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event
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6 year old Donny Osmond's singing debut on the Andy Williams Show
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10 Dec 1963
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event
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Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth
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12 Dec 1963
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event
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Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from the UK
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12 Dec 1963
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event
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Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom. |
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12 Dec 1963
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event
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Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped
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12 Dec 1963
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event
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Argentina asks for extradition of ex-President Peron
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13 Dec 1963
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event
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Capitol records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with the Beatles
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14 Dec 1963
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event
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The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California. |
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14 Dec 1963
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event
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Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champion
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17 Dec 1963
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event
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Tsjoi Doo Sun forms government in South Korea
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17 Dec 1963
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event
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West & East Berlin sign accord about travel rules
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18 Dec 1963
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event
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Muskegon MI gets 3' of snow
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18 Dec 1963
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event
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Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6)
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19 Dec 1963
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event
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Zanzibar becomes independent from the UK
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20 Dec 1963
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event
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Berlin Wall opens for 1st time to West Berliners
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20 Dec 1963
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event
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Massemba-Debate elected President of Congo-Brazzaville
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20 Dec 1963
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event
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Trial against 21 camp guards of Auschwitz begins
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21 Dec 1963
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event
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The episode of intercommunal violence called "Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000-30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages. |
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22 Dec 1963
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event
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The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. |
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22 Dec 1963
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event
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Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49)
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22 Dec 1963
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event
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Official 30-day mourning period for President John F Kennedy ends
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23 Dec 1963
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event
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Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"
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23 Dec 1963
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event
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Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"
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23 Dec 1963
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Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die
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24 Dec 1963
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event
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Greek & Turks riot in Cyprus
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25 Dec 1963
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event
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Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. |
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25 Dec 1963
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event
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Walt Disney's "The Sword In The Stone" is released
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26 Dec 1963
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event
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"Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances
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26 Dec 1963
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event
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Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand" / "I Saw Her Standing There"
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26 Dec 1963
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event
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The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level. |
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26 Dec 1963
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event
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Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There"
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26 Dec 1963
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event
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US furnishes cereal to USSR
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28 Dec 1963
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"Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater NYC after 4 performances
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28 Dec 1963
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"Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances
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28 Dec 1963
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Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"
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29 Dec 1963
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52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
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30 Dec 1963
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Green Bay Packers win NFL championship
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30 Dec 1963
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Congress authorizes the Kennedy half dollar
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30 Dec 1963
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"Let's Make A Deal" debuts on NBC-TV
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31 Dec 1963
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Chicago Bears win NFL championship
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31 Dec 1963
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Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years)
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31 Dec 1963
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Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
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