September 21, 1963
That fall of 1963, gas ran $0.30 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — the partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty had just taken effect, limiting nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, underwater, and in space. On television, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was winning Emmy Awards, and Charles M. Schulz's "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy" sat at the top of the nonfiction bestseller list. The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in four games to win the World Series, and off the coast of Iceland, a volcanic eruption on the ocean floor broke the surface and created an entirely new island, Surtsey, from scratch.
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Magazine Covers — September 21, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 21, 1963
Washington Is Surprised By President'S Proposal; Offered As Prestige Project Washington Surprised At Retreat From Insistence That U.S Reach Moon First Value Of Priority Stressed Earlier President Had Seen Scant Hope Of Cooperation In Exploration Of Space Recent Position Reversed
Soviet Condemns China On Test Ban; Rejects As 'Absurd' Peking Charge Moscow Betrayed Reds By Signing Pact Soviet Denounces China On Test Ban Peace Efforts Pledged
Kennedy Asks Joint Moon Flight By U.S. And Soviet As Peace Step; Urges New Accords In U.N. Speech; Cold War 'Pause' President Says Clouds Have Lifted A Little Since His '61 Talk Policy Change Indicated Advance In Two Years U.S.-Soviet Expedition To Moon Suggested By Kennedy At U.N. Silent On Rocket Suggeation
Congress Ready To Act On Taxes And Atom Treaty; Accord Will Also Be Sought This Week On Civil Rights Bill Before House Panel Test Ban Victory Seen Outlook Appears Uncertain On President'S Proposal For Reducing Levies Key Week For Kennedy Congress To Act On Major Issues Many Are Uncommitted Vote On Goldwater Move Amity Reports Denied
Atom Treaty Is Approved By 80-19 Vote In Senate; Kennedy Sees Peace Gain; Consent Is Given Moscow And London Have Yet To Ratify Pact To Ban Tests President Praises Step Backed By Opposition Atom Treaty Approved By 80-19 Vote In Senate; Kennedy Hails Step As Peace Gain Testing Banned In Air And Space Blasts In Water Prohibited-- Soviet And Britain Have Yet To Ratify The Pact Democrats Split, 55 To 11 Skill And Luck Needed Dirksen Reads Letter Kennedy Praises Action
World Events — September 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
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Billboard Charts — September 21, 1963
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1963–64 Season
Emmy Winners — 1963
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 21, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 21, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — September 21, 1963
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