1963

Partial Test-Ban Treaty prohibits nuclear explosions
Hotline established between Moscow and Washington, D.C.
Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time
Pope John XXIII dies - succeeded by Paul VI

Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
President Kennedy assassinated < succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson
"Mona Lisa" on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
First Class postage in US - 5¢
US Postal Service inaugurates ZIP codes
Craig Breedlove establishes new land speed record of 407.45 mph
Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Instant color film
1st liver transplants
1st lung transplants
Metal tennis racquet frames introduced
Measles vaccine
Videodiscs
Troll dolls
Start of the slot racing craze
Start of the skateboard craze
Song and dance craze - "The Monkey"
Songs - "Puff the Magic Dragon", "Blowin' in the Wind"
Films - "Dr. Strangelove", "The Birds"
TV - "The Fugitive"
John Andretti, Michael Jordon, Brad Pitt, and Mark McGwire born
Robert Frost, W.E.B. DuBois, Edith Piaf, Jean Cocteau, Aldous Huxley, and C.S. Lewis die