• A quarter of million people participate in the civil rights March on Washington. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. makes his "I have a dream" speech.
• USA and USSR establish "hotline" connection.
• President Kennedy visits Berlin: "Ich bin ein Berliner".
• Nuclear Test Ban treaty.
• Oscars
  Best Actor: Sidney Poitier ( Lilies Of The Field )
  Best Actress: Patricia Neal ( Hud )
  Best Film: Tom Jones

• The Cuban Missile Crisis
• Surfing becomes the biggest 'overnight' sensation since 'The Twist'
• Skateboards are invented
• Stevie Wonder releases first album
• The equal pay law for man and woman is passed

• US GDP (1998 dollars):   $617.4 billion
• Federal spending:   $111.32 billion
• Federal debt:   $310.3 billion
• Consumer Price Index:   30.6
• Unemployment:   5.5%
• Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.04 ($0.05 as of 1/7/63)
• World Population - 3.2 Billion

Chart-Toppers:1963

• 1."Go Away Little Girl" ... Steve Lawrence

• 2."Walk Right In" ... The Rooftop Singers

• 3."Hey Paula" ... Paul and Paula 

• 4."Walk Like a Man" ... The Four Seasons

• 5."Our Day Will Come" ... Ruby and the Romantics

• 6."He's So Fine" ... The Chiffons 

• 7."I Will Follow Him" ... Little Peggy March

• 8."If You Wanna Be Happy" ... Jimmy Soul

• 9."It's My Party" ... Lesely Gore 

• 10."Sukiyaki" ... Kyu Sakamot

All-American Jim Manring