| Top News of 1963 |
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| Pope John XXIII Dies, Pope Paul VI is Elected | |
| 250,000March For Civil Rights In Washington. | |
| Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas | |
| Lee Harvey Oswald Arrested, Lyndon Johnson Takes Oath 0f Office | |
| Texan Jack Ruby Shots Oswald During Live News Coverage | |
| Soviet Missiles Out Of Cuba, Troops Will Stay | |
| N.Y. News Papers Struck For 114 Days | |
| Supreme Court Decides Poor Must Have Lawyers | |
| Governor George Wallace Is Adamant On Race As Negroes Resist | |
| Kennedy Sends Troops To Calm Alabama | |
| Sniper Kills Negro Leader Medgar Evers | |
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Other Items in the News in 1963 |
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| Aldus Huxley dies | |
| Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" is a big hit. | |
| Valium is introduced by Roche Labs | |
| Beatles have there first big success, "I Want To Hold our Hand" | |
| First metal tennis Introduced | |
| Celtics win fifth straight NBA title | |
| Soviet Union puts first women in space | |
| Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" | |
| Greatest train robbery, England, 5 million in cash and jewels In 15 minutes | |
| Direct "HOTLINE" between Washington and Moscow operational |