March 2, 1963
Gas cost $0.30 a gallon in the spring of 1963, and the Dow Jones stood at 762 — a Soviet agreement to establish a direct communications link between Washington and Moscow marked the first formal accord of the Cold War era aimed specifically at preventing accidental nuclear conflict. On newsstands and screens, Charles M. Schulz's "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy" sat atop the nonfiction bestseller list while Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds" packed theaters across the country. The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, the same spring that NASA sent Gordon Cooper into orbit aboard "Mercury-Atlas 9" — the final flight of the Mercury program and America's last solo crewed mission before the Gemini era began.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 2, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 2, 1963
Pentagon'S Data On Plane Scored; Senators Find Errors In Memo Defending Award Of Fighter Contract Pentagon'S Date On Plane Scored Error In Estimate
U.S. Called Fickle As Defense Ally By Diefenbaker; Campaigning In Canada, He Cites Skybolt Dispute As Sign Of Unreliability Rejects Polaris Role Prime Minister Promises Policy Of Security, But He Bars Nuclear 'Storage' Cost Factor Is Noted Outlines His Ideas U.S. Called Fickle By Diefenbaker
U.S. Warns Nasser To Halt Bombing Of Saudi Arabia; Tells Him Cairo Jeopardizes Its Ties With Washington By Increased Air Raids Cautions On Invasion Implies Americans Would Then Support Saudis-- Port Reported Shelled Extent Of Outside Help U.S. Warns Egyptians To Stop Bombing Raids On Saudi Arabia No Statement On Air Drop Port Is Reported Shelled Capture Of Town Reported
World Events — March 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 2, 1963
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1962–63 Season
Emmy Winners — 1963
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 2, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 2, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — March 2, 1963
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