Timeline of 1963

Mona lisa at national gallery of art

Jan 8, 1963

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..

Diefenbaker refuses weapons from states

Feb 4, 1963

Prime Minister Diefenbaker refuses to accept nuclear weapons from the United States

CIA creates new division

Feb 11, 1963

The CIA's Domestic Operations Division is created.

Michael Jordan

Feb 17, 1963

Michael Jordan, American basketball player was born

Quebec sets off first bomb

Apr 20, 1963

The Front de libération du Québec sets off its first bombs in Quebec

New Prime minister

Apr 22, 1963

Lester Pearson becomes Prime Minister, replacing John Diefenbaker

Coca-Cola introduces diet coke

May 1, 1963

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

Mike Myers

May 25, 1963

Mike Myers, actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer was born

Laureen Harper

Jun 1, 1963

Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is born

NHL draft

Jun 5, 1963

The first annual NHL draft is held in Montreal, Quebec.

zip codes

Jul 1, 1963

ZIP Codes are introduced in the U.S

Canada's first black mayor

Oct 24, 1963

Mattawa celebrates
election of Canada’s first Black mayor in 1963

Newspaper strike

Nov 16, 1963

A newspaper strike begins in Toledo, Ohio.

Push Button Telephone

Nov 18, 1963

The first push-button telephone is made available to AT&T customers.

JFK

Nov 22, 1963

assassination of JFK

Trans-canada flight crash

Nov 28, 1963

118 are killed in the Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crash near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec