| World Series Champions: |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
| NFL Champions: |
Chicago Bears |
| AFL Champions: |
San Diego Chargers |
| NBA Champions: |
Boston Celtics |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Julius Boros |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Rafael Osuna/Maria Bueno |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Chuck McKinley/Margaret Smoth |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Texas |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Loyola |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Chateaugay |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Elizabeth Taylor, Jayne Mansfield, Audrey
Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Annette
Funicello, Kim Novak |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official
... President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard
Time — 2:00 Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes
ago." - Walter Cronkite
"Oh I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener. Thats
is what I truly want to be."
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Martin Luther King, Jr |
| Miss America: |
Jacquelyn Mayer (Sandusky, OH) |
| Miss USA: |
Marite Ozers (Illinois) |
| The Scandal:
Airplane Celebrity Death:
Patsy Cline
Presidential assasination: John F Kennedy & Magic
Bullet Theory
The JFK assassination is the mother of
all modern conspiracy theories.
June 17 - The Supreme Court ruled that laws requiring
reciting The Lord's Prayer or Bible versus in public
schools were unconstitutional.
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| Nerd News: |
Valentia Tershkova was the first woman in space,
on the Vostok 6. She orbited Earth 48 times.
Kodak introduced the Instamatic camera.
Boxer Sonny Liston was the first to win a million
dollars in a single bout when he beat Floyd Patterson,
in Chicago on September 25th.
Elizabeth Taylor was the first actress to earn $1,000,000
for a single film - 'Cleopatra.'
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc publicly
immolated himself on a street in Saigon to protest
the anti-Buddhist policies of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Mississippi physician James D. Hardy performed the
first successful lung transplant.
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| The Habit: |
Troll Dolls were everywhere.
Betty Friedan's 'The Feminine Mystique' helped establish
the Feminist Movement.
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| 1st appearances & 1963's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Mouse Trap, Allan Sherwood (Barbie and
Ken's friend), Trolls, Easy Bake Oven, Big Loo |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
Tom Jones |
1963 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. Beverly Hillbillies (CBS)
2. Bonanza (NBC)
3. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
4. Petticoat Junction (CBS)
5. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)
6. The Lucy Show (CBS)
7. Candid Camera (CBS)
8. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)
9. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
10. My Favorite Martian (CBS) |
1963 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 22, 1962 - January 11, 1963:
Telstar - The Tornadoes
January 12 - January 25:
Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
January 26 - February 8:
Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
February 9 - March 1:
Hey Paula - Paul & Paula
March 2 - March 22:
Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
March 23 - March 29:
Our Day Will Come - Ruby & The Romantics
March 30 - April 26:
He's So Fine - The Chiffons
April 27 - May 17:
I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
May 18 - May 30:
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
June 1 - June 14:
It's My Party - Lesley Gore
June 15 - July 5:
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
July 6 - July 19:
Easier Said Than Done - The Essex
July 20 - August 2:
Surf City - Jan & Dean
August 3 - August 9:
So Much In Love - The Tymes
August 10 - August 30:
Fingertips - Pt 2 - Little Stevie Wonder
August 31 - September 20:
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
September 21 - October 11:
Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
October 12 - November 15:
Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
November 16 - November 22:
Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
November 23 - December 6:
I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale & Grace
December 7, 1963 - January 3, 1964:
Dominique - The Singing Nun
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