April 9, 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 — April 9, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 9, 1963
Moscow Asserts Nato Atom Force Threatens Peace; Says U.S. Proposal To Give Allies Nuclear Weapons Imperils Geneva Talks Note Criticizes Bonn Soviet Implies It May Provide Similar Arms To Nations United By Warsaw Pact Soviet Protests Nato Atom Force
Kennedy Agrees To Limited Rise In Steel Prices; Won'T Combat Increases For Some Items But Is Firm Against General Step-Up Companies Still Silent Expected To Follow Lead Of Wheeling--President Bids Labor Show Restraint Kennedy Eases Stand On Steel
World Events — April 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 9, 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 — April 9, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 9, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — April 9, 1963
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