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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1963 |
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In The News In
1963
The atomic powered submarine, Thresher, sinks in the North
Atlantic killing 129.
Civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites, including
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated as he rides in a
motorcade through downtown Dallas, TX.
Betty Friedan publishes The Feminine Mystique, launching a
middle-class feminist movement. |
Entertainment in
1963
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Giorgos Seferis - Greece
* Best Selling Fiction - The Shoes of the Fisherman, Morris L.
West
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Happiness is a Warm Puppy, Charles
M. Schulz
* Best Picture - Tom Jones, United Artists
* Best Director - Tony Richardson, Tom Jones
* Best Actress - Patricia Neal, Hud
* Best Actor - Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field |
Sport champions in
1963
* MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers
* NFL - Chicago Bears
* NBA - Boston Celtics
* NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs
* NCAA-Basketball - Loyola (IL)
* KY Derby - Chateaugay
* U.S. Open Golf - Julius Boros
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Rafael Osuna
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Maria Bueno |
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