1963 By pmhs Jan 1, 1963 Astro Boy Jan 1, 1963 The start of a new decade Mar 4, 1963 Iron Man debuts in Marvel Comics's Tales of Suspense Mar 22, 1963 The Beatles release their first album Please Please Me Apr 10, 1963 The U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher sinks 220 miles east of Cape Cod; all 129 crewmen die May 1, 1963 The Coca-Cola Company debuts its first diet drink, TaB cola May 8, 1963 the first James Bond film, is shown in U.S. theaters Jun 3, 1963 Pope John XXIII dies Jun 13, 1963 The cancellation of Mercury 10 effectively ends the Mercury program of United States manned spaceflight. Jun 16, 1963 the first woman, into space Jun 21, 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds Pope John XXIII as the 262nd pope. Jun 26, 1963 John F. Kennedy gives his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech in West Berlin. Jul 1, 1963 ZIP Codes are introduced in the U.S. Jul 5, 1963 The Roman Catholic Church accepts cremation as a funeral practice Jul 26, 1963 NASA launches Syncom, the world's first geostationary (synchronous) satellite Aug 5, 1963 The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty Aug 8, 1963 The Great Train Robbery of 1963 takes place in Buckinghamshire, England Sep 1, 1963 Marvel Comics releases the first ever X-Men comic book Sep 10, 1963 Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is indicted for murder (he is captured 43 years later, on April 11, 2006) Sep 16, 1963 Malaysia is formed Oct 30, 1963 Car manufacturing firm Lamborghini is founded Nov 22, 1963 The Beatles' second U.K. album, With The Beatles, is released Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy assassination Nov 22, 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the 36th President Nov 22, 1963 All television coverage for the next three days is devoted to the assassination
