1963 events

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  • George Wallace becomes senator of Alabama

    George Wallace becomes senator of Alabama

    In his inaugural speech, he defiantly proclaims "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
  • Alcatraz closes

    Alcatraz closes

    the last 27 prisoners are transferred elsewhere at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
  • SCLC volunteers start sit-ins

    SCLC volunteers start sit-ins

    SCLC volunteers kick off the Birmingham campaign against segregation with a sit-in.
  • The 35th Academy Awards

    The 35th Academy Awards

    The 35th Academy Awards ceremony is held.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. issues his Letter from Birmingham Jail.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. issues his Letter from Birmingham Jail.

  • The Coca-Cola Company debuts its first diet drink, TaB cola.

    The Coca-Cola Company debuts its first diet drink, TaB cola.

  • Dr. NO comes out the first ever james bond movie

    Dr. NO comes out the first ever james bond movie

  • Mercury program: NASA launches Gordon Cooper on Mercury 9, the last mission

    Mercury program: NASA launches Gordon Cooper on Mercury 9, the last mission

  • The University of Central Florida is established by the Florida legislature.

    The University of Central Florida is established by the Florida legislature.

  • President John F. Kennedy delivered a historic Civil Rights Address

    President John F. Kennedy delivered a historic Civil Rights Address

  • Medgar Evers is assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi

    Medgar Evers is assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi

    Medgar Evers is assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi. His killer, Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in 1994.
  • Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland

    Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland

    Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, premiering the first Audio-Animatronics in the park.
  • Zip codes were inrtoduced

    Zip codes were inrtoduced

    ZIP codes are introduced in the U.S.
  • The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.

    The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.

  • James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

    James Meredith becomes the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

  • September 7 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

    September 7 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.

  • The 16th street bombing in Birminham AL

    The 16th street bombing in Birminham AL

    The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, in Birmingham, Alabama, kills 4 and injures 22.
  • U.S. President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

    U.S. President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

    U.S. President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Schools around the nation do not have class on that day, millions watch the funeral on live international television.
  • I Want to Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There are released in the U.S., by the Beatles

    I Want to Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There are released in the U.S., by the Beatles

    I Want to Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There are released in the U.S., marking the beginning of full-scale Beatlemania