- January 30
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- January 31
- General Charles P Cabell, US Air Force, ends term as deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency. [1]
- February 3
- US President John Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs. [1]
- February 5
- Law suit to bar Englewood, New Jersey, from "racial segregated" schools is filed. [1]
- February 7
- US President John Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba. [1]
- February 8
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 9
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 10
- USSR swaps spy Francis Gary Power to US for Rudolph Abel. [1]
- February 12
- Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia, USA. [1]
- February 15
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 19
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 20
- NASA's Friendship 7 space craft is launched, with Colonel John Glenn as first American to orbit Earth. The craft makes three orbits in five hours. [1] [129] [452.94]
- February 23
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 24
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- February 26
- US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation. [1]
- February 27
- South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed of war. [1]
- March 1
- American Airlines 707 plunges nose first into Jamaica Bay, New York, killing 95. [1]
- First Kmart store opens. [1]
- US/British nuclear test experiment in Nevada. [1]
- March 2
- US President John Kennedy announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing. [1]
- March 4
- The United States Atomic Energy Commission announces that the first atomic power plant at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is in operation. [1] [5]
- March 5
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- March 6
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- US promises Thailand assistance against communist aggression. [1]
- March 7
- Launch of OSO 1, first astronomy satellite (solar flare data). [1]
- March 8
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- March 9
- US advisors in South-Vietnam join the fight. [1]
- March 16
- First launching of Titan 2 rocket. [1]
- US Super-Constellation disappears above Pacific Ocean, kills 167. [1]
- March 26
- US Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature. [1]
- March 27
- Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school. [1]
- April 3
- Lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of Central Intelligence Agency. [1]
- April 9
- 34th Academy Awards - West Side Story, Sophia Loren and Max Schell win. [1]
- April 13
- US steel industry forced to give up price increases. [1]
- April 15
- US national debt above US$300,000,000,000. [1]
- April 16
- Brazil nationalizes US businesses. [1]
- April 21
- Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington. [1]
- April 23
- Ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon, launched from Cape Canaveral. [1]
- April 24
- First Lockheed A-12 is taxi tested. [1]
- MIT sends TV signal by satellite for first time: California to Massachusetts. [1]
- April 25
- US Ranger 4 spacecraft crash lands on the Moon. [1]
- US resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island. [1]
- April 26
- First Lockheed A-12 flies. [1]
- US/United Kingdom launch Ariel; first international payload, first United Kingdom satellite. [1]
- April 27
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- April 29
- 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying win. [1]
- April 30
- NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to an altitude of 75,190 metres. [1]
- May 1
- US President John Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA). [1]
- May 2
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 4
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 6
- First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen). [1]
- May 7
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 9
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 11
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- US sends troops to Thailand. [1]
- May 12
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 14
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island. [1]
- May 15
- US marines arrive in Laos. [1]
- May 19
- US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric). [1]
- May 22
- In Los Angeles, California, the 14th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson, and David Brinkley.
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television: John S. Priestley for Naked City
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television: Hugh Chaloupka, Aaron Nibley, and Charles L. Freeman for Naked City
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television: Richard Rodgers for Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): E.G. Marshall for The Defenders
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Shirley Booth for Hazel
- Outstanding Daytime Program: Purex Summer Specials
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You?
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Franklin J. Schaffner for The Defenders
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor: Don Knotts for The Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress: Pamela Brown for Victoria Regina
- Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Carol Burnett for The Garry Moore Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: The Defenders
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Educational and Public Affairs Programming: David Brinkley's Journal
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Bob Newhart Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Program Achievements in the Fields of Variety and Music - Variety: The Garry Moore Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Peter Falk in the episode "The Price of Tomatoes" of The Dick Powell Show
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Harris for Victoria Regina
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Reginald Rose for The Defenders
- The Program of the Year: Victoria Regina
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- May 24
- M Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into earth orbit. [1]
- May 25
- US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric). [1]
- American unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week. [1]
- May 28
- Lawsuit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, New York. [1]
- US stock market drops US$20.8 billion in one day. [1]
- June 1
- Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit. [1]
- June 14
- Anna Sleasers is first Boston Strangler victim. [1]
- June 25
- US Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional. [1]
- June 27
- NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37.7km. [1]
- July 2
- The first Wal-Mart opens in Rogers, Arkansas, USA. [5]
- July 9
- The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the USA. [5]
- July 10
- The world's first communications satellite (Telstar) is launched into orbit. [1] [5]
- July 11
- Public Law 87-534 officially renames the San Francisco Mint as the United States Assay Office at San Francisco. [418.44] [464.22]
- July 17
- US Senate rejects medicare for the aged. [1]
- Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site. [5]
- July 20
- US President John Kennedy prohibits the importation of any rare gold coins except under license issued by the Office of Domestic Gold and Silver Operations. [401.14]
- July 21
- 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia, USA. [1]
- July 22
- First US Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off, falls into Atlantic Ocean. [1]
- July 27
- Martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany, Georgia. [1]
- July 28
- Nineteen die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA. [1]
- August 14
- US mail truck in Plymouth, Massachusetts robbed of more than US$1.5 million. [1]
- August 15
- Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg, Georgia, USA. [1]
- August 27
- Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus. [1]
- September 17
- US space officials announce selection of nine new astronauts. [1]
- September 20
- James Meredith is blocked from entering Mississippi University as its first black. [1]
- September 23
- New York's Philharmonic Hall (later renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. [1]
- September 24
- US Circuit Court of Appeals orders James Meredith admitted to University of Mississippi. [1]
- September 25
- A black church is destroyed by fire in Macon, Georgia, USA. [1]
- September 27
- US sells Hawk anti-aircraft missiles to Israel. [1]
- September 29
- Launch of Alouette 1, first Canadian satellite (on US Delta rocket). [1]
- September 30
- James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi. [1]
- October 1
- US National Radio Astronomy Observatory gets a 300-foot (91-metre) radio telescope. [1]
- October 12
- US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology. [1]
- October 13
- At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the Los Angeles Times Three-Hour Invitational Grand Prix race is held. 1963 model production Corvettes make their racing debut, as does the Ford-powered Cobra. Finishing 1st overall is the Mickey Thompson #119 black Corvette Z06, driven by Doug Hooper. He averages 84-mph over the 250-mile course. The 260-ci Cobra leads by about one mile after one hour of racing when its rear suspension fails. [8]
- October 15
- Byron R White appointed to the US Supreme Court. [1]
- U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discover that the Soviets are building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. [129]
- October 16
- US President John Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba. [1]
- October 18
- Dr Watson (US) and Drs Crick and Wilkins (Great Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA. [1]
- US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon. [1]
- October 22
- In a televised speech, US President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba which would house medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States. Kennedy announces that he is ordering a naval "quarantine" of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more offensive weapons to the island. [1] [129]
- Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center, Washington, USA. [1]
- October 23
- US navy ships begin a blockade of Cuba, to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in supplies to complete building missile bases. [129]
- October 24
- During the American blockade of Cuba, Soviet tanker Bucharest approaches the quarantine zone. U.S. military forces go to DEFCON 2, preparing for full-scale war with the Soviet Union. [129]
- October 25
- American author John Steinbeck is awarded Nobel Prize in literature. [1]
- October 26
- The Soviet Union transmits a proposal for ending the Cuban Missile Crisis: The missile bases would be removed in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba. [129]
- October 27
- Soviet Union leasder Nikita Khrushchev publicly calls for the dismantling of U.S. missile bases in Turkey. US President Kennedy agrees to remove the sites at a later date. [129]
- November 2
- US President John Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases are being dismantled. [1]
- November 6
- Edward M Kennedy first elected (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts). [1]
- Edward W Brooke (Republican) is elected attorney general of Massachusetts. [1]
- November 7
- Richard Nixon quits US politics - "You won't have Nixon to kick around". [1]
- November 17
- US President John Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington DC. [1]
- November 20
- US lifts blockade of Cuba. [1]
- December 4
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 6
- US abandons Skybolt ballistic missile program. [1]
- December 7
- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 8
- 114-day newspaper strike begins in New York City, New York, USA. [1]
- December 12
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 13
- Relay 1 communication satellite launched. [1]
- December 14
- Mariner 2 launched; makes first US visit to another planet (Venus). [1]
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. [1]
- December 19
- Transit 5A1, first operational navigational satellite, launched. [1]
- December 21
- US and Cuba accord, for release of Bay of Pigs captives. [1]
- December 23
- Cuba starts returning US prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion. [1]
- Year
- Total spending in the USA on legal pari-mutuel greyhound racing: US$500 million. [80.200]
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