February 19, 1963 — Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” is published
“The Feminine Mystique” is the book most credited with kick-starting Second Wave Feminism. Betty Friedan took aim at a number...
August 29, 2017
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March 5, 1963 — Patsy Cline dies
About a month after finishing recording her fourth, and, alas, final album Sentimentally Yours, Patsy Cline died in what has...
August 24, 2017
March 30, 1963 — The last streetcars of Los Angeles make their final runs
Like most other cities the world over, Los Angeles moved away from the inflexibility of light rail public transportation after...
August 19, 2017
April 27, 1963 — “The Day of the Triffids” premieres
Based on an original novel written by John Wyndham and published in 1951, “The Day of the Triffids” starred Howard...
August 14, 2017
June 21, 1963 — Giovani Montini becomes Pope Paul VI
Cardinal Montini of Milan has been considered by some as a potential papal candidate in 1958, but as a non-member...
August 9, 2017
July 30, 1963 — Lisa Kudrow born
Best known for playing Phoebe Buffay on Friends for ten years, Lisa Kudrow was born in Encino, California and nearly...
August 8, 2017
October 6, 1963 — “Dr. No” opens in wide release in the UK
The first entry in cinema’s most enduring franchise, Dr. No introduced audiences to both James Bond and Sean Connery. Many...
August 4, 2017
November 22, 1963 — U.S. President John F Kennedy is assassinated
One of the defining events of its era, the assassination of President Kennedy remains a remarkably controversial one, even today....
July 24, 2017
November 23, 1963 — The first episode of “Doctor Who” is broadcast
The longest-running science fiction series of all time started 48 years ago today. 783 episodes and 32 seasons later, it’s...
July 19, 2017
December 19, 1963 — Jennifer Beals born
Forever to be associated with her best known role, that of the dancer Alex Owens in the 1980 film “Flashdance”,...
July 14, 2017
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