April 19, 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.
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Magazine Covers — April 19, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 19, 1963
Khrushchev Says West Is Forcing Test-Ban Review; Asserts Soviet May Rescind Offer Of 2 Or 3 Annual Control Inspections Nato Nations Accused Premier Charges Britain And U.S. Do All They Can To Thwart Nuclear Talks Questions Submitted In Advance American Shift Charged Khrushchev Says West Forces Soviet To Review Test-Ban Offer
Kremlin Rebuffs Western Effort On Test-Ban Pact; President, Pessimistic About Atom Accord, Fears That 'Time Is Running Out' Summit Talks Barred Kennedy Sees No Point Now To Khrushchev Meeting Or Call On De Gaulle Pearson Meeting Scheduled Kremlin Rebuffs West On Test Ban Macmillan Urged Approach
World Events — April 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 19, 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 19, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 19, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — April 19, 1963
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