On this day
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Johnson, assuming Presidency after Kennedy assassination, sets meeting
Arrested by Dallas, Tex, police; charged with assassinating Pres Kennedy
body of Pres Kennedy to lie in state in rotunda
J Reston on Kennedy assassination as indictment of strain of violence in US character and on how Kennedy tried to curb violence
Shock and sorrow for the murdered President darkened and silenced midtown Manhattan last night.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1963, covering November 23, 1963.
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
Elvis Presley
Trini Lopez
Ray Charles
1963Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (died 2023)[†]
Arto Heiskanen was a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger.
1963Gwynne Shotwell, American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX[†]
Gwynne Shotwell is an American businesswoman and engineer. She is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, an American space transportation company, where she is responsible for day-to-day operations and company growth.
1963The first episode of Doctor Who (An Unearthly Child) is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.[†]
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterrestrial being called the Doctor, part of a humanoid species called Time Lords. The Doctor travels in the universe and in time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which externally appears as a British police box. While travelling, the Doctor works to save lives and liberate oppressed peoples by combating foes. The Doctor usually travels with companions.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]