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September 2, 1963

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Headlines from September 2, 1963

City Aide Confident Unions Will Accept 600 Negroes Soon; Hints Action by Mayor City Aide Confident 600 Negroes Will Get in Construction Unions 'March on New York' Job Shortage a Bar

By Unknown Author

Acting Comr McFadden confident unions will accept some 600 Negroes and Puerto Ricans recruited at city regis centers, radio int; believes Bldg Trades Council and Mayor Wagner would take 'serious action' if any union reneged on integration pledge; disappointed by small number registering at centers

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 28, 1963, covering September 2, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius by Stevie Wonder

    Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for (Moving) by Peter| Paul & Mary

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Days Of Wine And Roses by Andy Williams

    Days Of Wine And Roses

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Sam Mitchell (basketball)

1963Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach[†]

Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Playing at small forward, Mitchell's 18-year professional basketball career spanned three decades, and was most notable for his ten seasons with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, whom he also coached as an interim for the 2015–16 season. Mitchell coached for the Toronto Raptors from 2004 to 2008 as well, winning Coach of the Year Award in 2007.

Historical Events

CBS Evening News

1963CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.[†]

The CBS Evening News is the flagship evening television news program of CBS News, the news division of the CBS television network in the United States. The CBS Evening News is a daily evening broadcast featuring news reports, feature stories and interviews by CBS News correspondents and reporters covering events around the world. Since 2025, the program has had more of a news magazine-styled format, with a larger focus on long-form stories. The program has been broadcast since July 1, 1941, under the original title CBS Television News, eventually adopting its existing title in 1963.

Historical Context for September 2, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]