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 President:
John F Kennedy
Vice President:
Lyndan B Johnson
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Gallon of Milk 1.04 Loaf of Bread .21 Gallon of Gas .25 New Auto 2,300.00 New Home 30,000.00 Average Income 5,623.00
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 The United States removes Soviet diplomat Gennadi Sevastyanov for attempting to recruit CIA agents. In Washington D. C., the U. S. postmaster general officially inaugurates the zip code. U. S. President Kennedy urges Congress to eliminate immigration quotas. President Kennedy also appoints Howard Jenkins to the National Labor relations Board. In Moscow, the United States and the Soviet Union reach a tentative agreement to prohibit nuclear testing. In other news, President Carlos Araosemena of Ecuador is ousted by the military. |
 The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in four straight games to win baseball´s World Series. The Bears beat the Giants 14-10 to capture the National Football League title. Baseball great Willie Mays signs a one-year, $100,000 contract with the Giants. The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in basketball to capture the National Basketball Association title. Jacques Anquetil wins the Tour de France for the fourth time. A horse named Chateaugay pulls ahead to win the Kentucky Derby. The winning jockey is B. Baeza. |
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 Back in 1963, the popular songs of that time were: "Be My Baby" performed by The Ronettes; "Blowin´ in the Wind" performed by Peter, Paul & Mary; "Easier Said Than Done" sung by Essex; as well as "He´s So Fine" by The Chiffons. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "It´s My Party" by Lesley Gore; "My Boyfriend´s Back" by Angels; "Walk Like a Man" by Four Seasons; and the ever popular "Walk right In" by Rooftop Singers. |
04/01/1963 - Soap operas "General Hospital" & "Doctors" premier on TV
04/01/1963 - NBC-TV's new daytime game show, "You don't say" begins. Show would run until 09/26/1969.
05/08/1963 - James Bond movie,"Dr No" premieres in U.S.
05/11/1963 - "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
05/12/1963 - Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show
09/02/1963 - CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
09/07/1963 - American Bandstand moves to California and airs once a week on Saturday
09/12/1963 - The CBS & ABC-TV comedy show, "Leave it to Beaver" ends. 234 episodes were filmed.
09/13/1963 - ABC-TV's western series, "Cheyenne" ends with 107 shows to it's credit.
09/16/1963 - "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC-TV with it's first episode, "The Galaxie Being". Show lasted until January 16, 1965 and had 49 episodes.
09/17/1963 - Drama series, "The fugitive" aires on ABC-TV and runs unitl 8/29/1967. 120 episodes were made.
09/18/1963 - ABC-TV's comedy, "The Patty Duke show" aires. Show runs until 08/31/1966 with 104 episodes
09/24/1963 - The CBS-TV situation comedy, "Petty coat junction" aires. It would run up to 09/12/1970 and have 148 episodes.
09/28/1963 - "New Phil Silvers Show," debuts on CBS-TV
09/29/1963 - "Judy Garland Show," debuts on CBS-TV
09/29/1963 - "My Favorite Martian," starring Ray Walston, debuts on CBS-TV. Show lasted until September 4th, 1966 and had 107 episodes
12/10/1963 - 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show
12/30/1963 - The NBC-TV game show, "Lets make a deal" aires.
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Best Movie: "Tom Jones" - Directed by Tony Richardson
Best Actor: Sidney Poitier - "Lilies of the Field"
Best Actress: Patricia Neal - "Hud"
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The Easy-Bake Oven - America's first working toy oven. From Kenner Products (now a division of Hasbro) it sold 500,000 in the first year for a hefty price at the time of $15.95.
Harvey Ball invents the ubiquitous smiley face symbol.
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