Historical Events in September 1963

Sep 2 Alabama Governor George Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee High School

Sep 2 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
Sep 4 Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board.
Sep 6 Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in Major League baseball history

Sep 6 The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded.
Sep 7 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
Sep 7 American Bandstand moves to California, & airs once a week on Saturday
Sep 7 Two-building Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is officially opened
Sep 8 Algerian population accepts constitution
Sep 8 Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons
Sep 8 Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys
Sep 8 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch his first F1 World Drivers Championship; Clark's 5th GP win of the season
Sep 8 83rd U.S. Men's National Championship: Rafael Osuna beats Frank Froehling (7-5, 6-4, 6-2)

Sep 8 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her 2nd of 4 US singles crowns; beats Margaret Smith of Australia 7-5, 6-4)

Sep 9 Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools
Sep 10 20 black students enter public schools in Alabama
Sep 10 Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0

Sep 10 Stan Musial hits a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather

Sep 11 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage
Sep 12 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 13 Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yanks 28th pennant
Sep 13 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sep 14 Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls & a boy
Sep 15 Church bombed in Birmingham AL, kills 4 African-American girls
Sep 15 Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, & Jesus-appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inn
Sep 15 Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria
Sep 15 WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 16 "The Outer Limits" premieres on ABC-TV

Sep 16 Federation of Malaysia formed by Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak

Sep 16 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 17 "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV
Sep 17 Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32
Sep 18 Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1
Sep 18 USSR orders 58.5 million barrels of cereal from Australia
Sep 19 Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. is founded at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sep 20 JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the moon

Sep 23 WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
Sep 24 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards
Sep 24 US Senate ratifies treaty with Britain & USSR limiting nuclear testing
Sep 26 1st edition of NYC Review of Books

Sep 26 Lee Harvey Oswald travels on Continental Trailways bus to Mexico

Sep 27 At 10:59 AM census clock, records US population at 190,000,000
Sep 27 Lee Harvey Oswald visits Cubans consulate in Mexico
Sep 28 "King Leonardo" cartoon last airs on NBC-TV
Sep 28 "Little Deuce Coupe" single by The Beach Boys peaks at #15
Sep 28 "Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells peaks at #1
Sep 28 "New Phil Silvers Show" debuts on CBS-TV
Sep 28 "Nick Teen & Al K Hall" by Rolf Harris peaks at #95
Sep 28 "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" by Jaynetts peaks at #2
Sep 28 "Shari Lewis Show" last airs on NBC-TV
Sep 28 "Surfer Joe" by Surfaris peaks at #62
Sep 28 "Tennessee Tuxedo" cartoon debuts on CBS-TV
Sep 28 Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates record 25.78 mph (415 k) for 440 yds
Sep 28 NYC DJ "Murray The K" plays "She Loves You" on the radio

Sep 29 "Judy Garland Show" debuts on CBS-TV

Sep 29 "My Favorite Martian" starring Ray Walston, debuts on CBS-TV
Sep 29 2nd session of Ecumenical council, `Vatican II,' opened in Rome by Pope Paul
Sep 29 Cardinal's celebrate Stan Musial Day in St Louis, for Stan Musial's final game, where he hits his 3,629th & 3,630th total hits (475 HRs)
Sep 29 Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game
Sep 29 Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)
Sep 29 "Tom Jones" film based on the novel by Henry Fielding, directed by Tony Richardson, starring Albert Finney and Susannah York premieres at the Venice Film festival (Best Picture 1964)
Sep 30 "Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 16 performances
Sep 30 56th Postmaster General: John A Gronouski of Wis takes office