President Kennedy was assassinated in late 1963 (November 22). JFK was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Johnson rose to the Presidency following JFK's death.

Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's murderer, was himself killed by Jack Ruby just two days after the Kennedy assassination. Oswald's death becomes the first murder ever broadcast Live on nationwide television.

The 1963 World Series was a one-sided battle, with the Los Angeles Dodgers sweeping the N.Y. Yankees, 4 games to zip. The Yanks scored just 4 runs in the 4 games. Sandy Koufax: 2-0 (2 CG & 1.50 ERA).

"Tom Jones" won the Oscar for Best Picture of '63. "Tom" beat out "America, America", "Cleopatra", "How The West Was Won", and "Lilies Of The Field".

On March 16, 1963, "Mount Agung" erupts on Bali -- 11,000 are killed.

June 12, 1963 -- Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is shot dead in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

1963 Stanley Cup results -- Toronto over Detroit (in 5 games).

On July 1st, 1963, postal "Zip Codes" are first introduced in the USA.

On August 5, 1963, the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the "Nuclear Test Ban Treaty". President Kennedy had championed the Treaty for years prior to its becoming reality.

President Kennedy gives his much-heralded 13-minute-long "Civil Rights Speech" on June 11, 1963, in front of a large national television audience.

The second-worst airliner disaster of 1963 killed 101 people on June 3rd, when a Northwest Orient DC-7 crashed into the Pacific Ocean on a flight from Tacoma to Anchorage.

U.S. Population (circa 1963): 189,241,798.