May 21, 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 — May 21, 1963
World Events — May 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 21, 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 — May 21, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 21, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — May 21, 1963
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