October 29, 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 29, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 29, 1963
Dominicans Arrest Presidential 'Heir'; Dominicans Seize Ex-Senate Leader Officers Balked At Plot No Hand In Plot, Says U.S. British Move Protested
Izvestia Derides Revolt Leaders; Sees U.S. Behind Coup-- Asserts New Chiefs Will Be Repressive As Diem Anti-Red Stand Scored Izvestia Derides Saigon 'Puppets' North Vietnam Blames U.S.
Officer Who Led Diem-Nhu Force Deported Slain; Exiles Returning New Vietnam Regime Expected To Mix Civil And Military Rule Officer Is Freed Diem-Nhu Officer Reported Slain 3 Generals Work Together City'S Tensions Released Tung Held Great Power
World Events — October 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 29, 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 — October 29, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 29, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — October 29, 1963
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