NEWS: 1963

It's clear and 11 degrees F at the official Baltimore weather station as 1963 begins. The wind is from the west-northwest at 18 miles per hour.

This year, Polaroid introduces Polacolor pack film, which makes instant color photographs possible for the first time. (Polaroid introduced its first instant camera and instant-photograph film on November 26, 1948.)

George D. Woods becomes president of the World Bank, succeeding Eugene R. Black who had been its president since July 1949.

Baltimore weather: Clear; breezy/windy in the early morning and from late morning onward; High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 10 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

David Cone is born in Kansas City, Missouri. He's a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX. A third round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1981 MLB Draft, he made his MLB debut in 1986 and continued playing until 2003, pitching for five different teams. Cone batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Cone pitched the sixteenth perfect game in baseball history on July 18, 1999 against the Montreal Expos.

Edgar  Martínez is born in New York, NY. He's a former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 1987 through 2004. He had a career batting average of .312 and hit 309 home runs. He served as the Mariners' hitting coach from 2015 through 2018. Martínez was a seven-time MLB All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger, and two-time batting champion. Martínez was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019. He is also in the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame.

Dick Powell dies at age 58 in West Los Angeles, California. He was an actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen. He was born on November 14, 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas.

Jack Carson dies in Encino, Los Angeles, California. He was a Canadian-born, American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with Cary Grant. He also acted in dramas such as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). He worked for RKO and MGM (where he was cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy, 1941), but most of his notable work was for Warner Bros. He was born John Elmer Carson on October 27, 1910 in Carman, Manitoba, Canada.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; breezy until late afternoon; High temp. 36 degrees F; Low temp. 21 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Dave Foley is born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. He's a Canadian-American actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988-1995 TV sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall, as well as the 1996 film Brain Candy. He is also known for playing Dave Nelson in the sitcom NewsRadio, voicing the main character, Flik in A Bug's Life, and Terry in Monsters University portraying recurring character Bob Moore in the sitcom Hot in Cleveland and hosting the game show Celebrity Poker Showdown.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; breezy form late morning to evening; High temp. 40 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 1 degree F which is the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, becoming clear; windy until evening (23 mph wind at 1:00 am and at noon); High temp. 20° F; Low temp. 1° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches -7 degrees F which is the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.  It also ties the record for lowest temperature ever in Baltimore since records began.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy to cloudy; High temp. 24 degrees F; Low temp. -7 degrees F; Preciptation: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing, then cloudy; light snow (0.3") in the early morning; breezy in late morning and early afternoon (14 mph wind at noon); High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 12 degrees F; Preciptation: 0.03 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1963 is 1.84 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1963 is 38.0 degrees F, below the normal 0f 43.2 degrees.  THe average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1963 is 19.5 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 3.7 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during January 1963, below the normal of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow;  High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: Trace.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 8° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4") and rain; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.88 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 7 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any February 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 19° F; Low temp. 7° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 5 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any February 23rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 5° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.7 inches); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1963 is 2.07 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1963 is 37.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1963 is 18.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 2.1 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during February 1963, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.98 inch.

The Pan Am Building opens in midtown Manhattan in New York, NY. The building is later renamed the Met Life Building.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.8 inches) and rain; High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.88 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay is emptied of its last inmates and closed.

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1963 is 4.68 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1963 is 57.3 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1963 is 34.5 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 1.8 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during March 1963, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

By this date, Kodak introduces its Instamatic line of cameras. The cameras use a film cartridge for the first time. This 126 film cartridge is easily put into, and taken out of, the cameras. No longer do consumers need to thread camera film onto a sprocket when loading film. Also, the film is shielded from exposure until it is in the camera and the camera is closed, so the camera can be loaded with film in broad daylight instead of in subdued light. The film in each 126 cartridge has 12 exposures or 20 exposures, with 8 exposures and 16 exposures being much less common. The initial Instamatic camera, model 100, is fixed-focus and fixed-aperture, with manual film advance (no rewinding being necessary). The integrated flash unit is powered by two AAA batteries and has a pop-up reflector into which is placed an individual flashbulb. A new (unused) flashbulb must be used for each flash picture taken. Later Instamatic cameras use Flashcubes (four flashbulbs in a rotating cube, developed by Sylvania and powered by button batteries) and, later, Magicubes (four flashbulbs in a cube that has an innovative non-battery way of setting off the flashbulbs). Standard photographic prints from Instamatic cameras are square, usually 3 x 3 inches to 4 x 4 inches. Later, Instamatic cameras are made with many other features including automatic aperture setting, adjustable focus, and an adaptor lens that allows photographing of subjects as close as 18 inches from the camera. Instamatic cameras become extremely successful, selling more than 50 million units by 1980.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy proclaims British statesman Winston Churchill an honorary U.S. citizen.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

The nuclear submarine U.S.S. Thresher sinks uncontrollably during testing about 200 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all 129 people on board.  Evidence suggests that sea water enters the Thresher, spraying at high pressure through a poorly-welded or brazed joint in a salt-water piping system, and shorts out the electrical system, causing the reactor to shut down.  The crew than isolates the steam system by closing valves to the steam turbines to prevent a too-rapid cooldown of the reactor.  This in turn disables the steam turbines that provide propulsion and stabilization.  The crew attempts to blow water from the sub's ballast tanks in an emergency effort to get it to surface, but ice clogs the ballast valves due to depressurization. (Heaters and dryers are then placed on the ballast valves of all other current and future U.S. submarines.)  The Thresher implodes.  The sub's remains are later found about 8,400 feet below the sea surface, in six major sections.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. He is charged with contempt of court and parading without a permit.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Martin Luther KIng Jr. writes his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," a response to a group of local clergymen who had criticized King for leading street protests.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

The scheduled Orioles at Minnesota Twins game is postponed by rain.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 1.23 inches.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1963 is 2.15 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1963 is 66.9 degrees F, above the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1963 is 41.0 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

James W. Whittaker becomes the first American to climb to the top of Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reach the peak.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Orioles pitcher Buster Narum becomes the first Oriole to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat.  He homers against Detroit as the Orioles win.  And it's the only time Buster Narum will ever bat as an Oriole!

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Ligt rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

The United States launches the Telstar 2 communications satellite.

Theodore McKeldin, a Republican, is elected Mayor of Baltimore. He defeats the incumbent Baltimore mayor, Philip H. Goodman, a Democrat, by 51.10 percent to 48.90 percent. It's McKeldin's second, non-consecutive, term as mayor; he was Baltimore's mayor from 1943 to 1947. (As of 2021, this 1963 election is the last time a Republican has been elected Mayor of Baltimore.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 93 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rian with thunder; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 35 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 12th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Weight Watchers is incorporated.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Theodore McKeldin, a Republican, takes office as Mayor of Baltimore, succeeding Philip H. Goodman, a Democrat.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

The scheduled Chicago White Sox at Orioles game is postponed because of rain.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 41 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any May 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.

Wes Stock becomes the first Orioles pitcher ever to win both games of a doubleheader, in two wins over Cleveland, 10-6 and 6-1. Both of his wins are as a relief pitcher.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1963 is 1.70 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1963 is 73.0 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1963 is 49.8 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain from mi-morning to evening; heavier rain in the evening; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 1.25 inches.

2.28 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any June 3rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times) unti lmid-evening; breezy/windy from early morning to mid-evening (23 mph wind gust at 1:00 PM);High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 2.28 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

The Scheduled Boston Red Sox at Orioles game is postponed because of wet grounds.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a hundershower late in the afternoon; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain after rmidnight, then cloudy;breezy after midnigh; tHigh temp. 66° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs into law the Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at eliminating wage disparities based on gender.

Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, then cloudy; a thunderstorm late in the evening with 23-mph wind; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: A light rain shower in mid-morning; mostly cloudy to cloudy, becoming clear;; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather:  High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Duke Snider hits his 400th career home run to highlight a 10-3 win by the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.

Baltimore weather: Variable cloudiness; lght rain early in the evening; ; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

The scheduled Orioles at Boston Red Sox game is postponed because of rain.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Valentina Tereshkova, age 26, becomes the world's first female space traveler, spending 71 hours in flight after being launched by the USSR into orbit around the Earth.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal pitches a no-hitter against the Houston Colt .45's for a 1-0 victory, the first Giants no-hitter since Carl Hubbell pitched one in 1929.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a thunderstorm with heavy rain in the early evening; breezy from late morning until evening; ; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a light rain shower in mid-morning, then partly to mostly cloudy; breezy form ealry morning until early evening; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Jimmie Piersall, playing for the New York Mets in New York, hits his 100th career home run and celebrates by running around the bases backward.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

3.19 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any June 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; a thunderstorm with very heavy rain early in the evening; High temp. 95 degrees F, Low temp. 71 degrees F; Precipitation: 3.19 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain after midnight, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 90 degrees F, Low temp. 70 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.16 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1963 is 9.16 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1963 is 83.9 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1963 is 62.2 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

The U.S. Post Office introduces 5-digit ZIP codes.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy meets Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, the first meeting between a Catholic U.S. president and the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

The San Francisco Giants defeat the Milwaukee Braves 1-0 in 16 innings on Willie Mays' homer, with pitcher Juan Marichal defeating pitcher Warren Spahn.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Several thousand people demonstrate Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, just west of Baltimore. They demonstrate against the whites-only admissions policy of the park. Several hundred people are arrested for trespassing. (Gwynn Oak Amusement Park will become integrated on August 28, 1963.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

In the 1963 Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 5-3. Willie Mays of the San Francisco GIants hits two doubles ad gets two runs batted in for the National League. Albie Person of the Los Angeles Angels gets two hits includig a double for the American League. The game is played at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, and the attendance is 44,160. Willie Mays is named the Most Valuable Player of this All Star Game.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Pitcher Early Wynn of the Cleveland Indians at age 43 gets his 300th (and final) victory of his major-league career, pitching the first 5 innings of Cleveland's 7-4 win against the Kansas City Athletics.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.58 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

In boxing, Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round in Las Vegas, Nevada, to retain his world heavyweight boxing title. (Liston had defeated Patterson once before, on September 25, 1962, also by knockout in the first round.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 90 degrees F, Low temp. 66 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1963 is 0.69 of an inch,well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1963 is 87.8 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1963 is 64.8 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; a thundershower in mid-evening; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy, light rain early in the afternoon; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain at about 2:00 AM; breezy/windy from 5:00 AM onward; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: MOstly cloudy to cloudy; light rain late in the morning; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

England's "Great Train Robbery" takes place as thieves steal 2.6 million pounds in banknotes (equivalent to 55 million pounds in 2019). The robbery by a gang of 15 men takes place at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy; rain late in the morning and early in the afternoon, then a thunderstorm with heavy rain early in the evneing; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.42 inches.

The final run of the original electric streetcar system in Baltimore is completed at 6:30 PM when the #8 Catonsville train turns into the Irvington car barn in southwestern Baltimore. (In the early 1990s, a second electric-powered train system called "light rail" comes to the Baltimore metro area, in a north-south orientation from Hunt Valley to Linthicum, using street tracks in some places and separate tracks in others.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Jim Hickman becomes the first New York Mets player to hit for the cycle as the Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. He gets the cycle in his first four times up, getting the hits in order: first a single, then a double, then a triple, then a home run.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

James Meredith becomes the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; heavy rain late in the evening; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 1.67 inches.

The scheduled Los Angeles Angels at Orioles game is postponed because of rain.

Baltimore weather: Rain from midnight until about 6:00 AM, then cloudy; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain from about 1:00 AM to about 4:00 AM; then cloudy to mostly cloudy; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain form about 2:00 AM to about 9:00 AM; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 51 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

More than 200,000 people listen in person as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.

Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, just west of Baltimore, becomes integrated -- open to people of all races -- for the first time in its 70-year history.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy; rain in the early afternoon; breezy late in the morning (14 mph wind max.); High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1963 is 4.21 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1963 is 84.6 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1963 is 61.1 degrees F, below the normal of 65.8 degrees.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 53 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 1st (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

It's the first day of school in Baltimore County Public Schools for the 1963-64 school year.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Bob Dylan's album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" becomes his first album to make Billboard magazine's top 200 album chart. It eventually sells more than half a million copies.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Following a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, twenty black students enter Alabama public schools.

White students begin to withdraw from the newly integrated Tuskegee High School in Alabama to avoid attending school with black students. (Within one week, all 275 White students had stopped attending the school.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

At the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, four black girls (three of them 14 years old and the other 11 years old) are killed by a bomb blast. (Three men of the Ku Klux Klan are eventually convicted of the killings -- one on November 14, 1977, and the other two in 2001 and 2002, respectively.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 1.20 inch.

The scheduled Orioles at Los Angeles Angels game is postponed because of rain.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: Trace.

At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, the Orioles win both games of a doubleheader over the Los Angeles Angels, 3-1 and 7-5. Atrendance at the doubleheader is 2,372.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

The Orioles lose to the Los Angeles Angels, 7-2. As this is a makeup game not originaly on the schedule, the attendance is only 472.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles defeat the Washington Senators in Baltimore, 7-6. Attendance is 3,115.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

The scheduled Washington Senators at Orioles game is postponed by rain.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

In the first game of a doubleheader in Baltimore, the Orioles defeat the Washington Senators, 7 to 6. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Orioles losr to the Senators,  4-2. Attendance at the doubleheader is 2,891.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles have the day off.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles lose to the Chicago White Sox in Baltimore, 15-0. Attendance is 2,661.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 39 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles defeat the Chicago White Sox in Baltimore, 10-2. Attendance is 2,017.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 35 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any September 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles have the day off.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles win against the Detroit Tigers in Baltimore, 5-2. Attendance is 3,521.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

The Orioles defeat the Detroit Tigers in Baltimore, 8-6. Attendance is 2,998.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

In Baltimore, in their final game of the 1963 season, the Orioles lose to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3. Attendance is 2,109. The Orioles end up with a win-loss record of 86-76 in 1963.

John Paciorek makes his major-league baseball debut for the Houston Colt .45s at the age of 18. In the game Paciorek gets three base hits, drives in four runs, and draws two walks. Since he reaches base in all five plate appearances, he has a batting average of 1.000. (However, this would be Paciorek's only appearance in a major-league game. He would suffer an injury in the minors that would end his baseball career by the time he was 24.)

The final Major League Baseball standings for the 1963 regular season are:

American League final standings

National League final standings

Baltimore weather: Heavy rain in the morning, then cloudy, then becoming clear, High temp. 72 degrees F, Low temp. 58 degrees F, Precipitation: 2.00 inches.

Baltimore weather: Clear, High temp. 69 degrees F, Low temp. 47 degrees F, Precipitation: None

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1963 is 4.12 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1963 is 74.6 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1963 is 53.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Amy Bale dies at age 63 in Baltimore. Amy founded and/or operated several youth organizations in northern Baltimore County, including local chapters of 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and Junior Achievement. She also founded and ran the Green Thumb Garden Club for both kids and adults. She was born in August 17, 1900, in Warren, Maryland.

Baltimore weather: Clear, breezy from late morning to late afternoon (18.4 mph at 2 PM); High temp. 69 degrees F, Low temp. 41 degrees F, Precipitation: None. (Cold front in the morning)

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 82 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any October 27th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; fog midnight to 10 am; smoke most of the rest of the day; High temp. 82 degrees F, Low temp. 49 degrees F, Precipitation: None

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, light rain showers at 10 & 11 PM; High temp. 61 degrees F, Low temp. 35 degrees F, Precipitation: Trace.

October of 1963 is the driest month recorded at Baltimore's official weather station since weather records began in 1871.  Only a trace -- less than 0.01 inch -- of precipitation falls all month at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport. Four days in October 1963 have a trace of precipitation (October 8, 26, 29, and 31), but there is no measurable rain during the month. No measurable rain is also recorded during October 1963 in a swath extending from New Jersey to Tennessee.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1963 is a trace, well below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1963 is 72.7 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1963 is 44.4 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain from about 5:00 AM though the rest of the day, High temp. 54 degrees F, Low temp. 44 degrees F, Precipitation: 0.77 inch.

Baltimore gets its first measurable precipitation since September 29, 1963, a total of 32 consecutive days with no measurable precipitation.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore receives 2.72 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any November 6th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 2.72 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

A new island, Surtsey, begins to form off the southern coast of Iceland. It is being formed by lava and ash from a volcano that had previously been underwater until reaching the ocean surface. (The eruption lastes until June 5, 1967, when the island of Surtsey reaches its maximum size of about one square mile. Erosion subsequently reduces it to about half that size. The island's maximum elevation as of 2007 is 509 feet above sea level.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealy Plaza in Dallas, Texas. He is shot multiple times, including at least two shots that hit his head with such force that "blood and brains splattered everywhere." John Kennedy is rushed to nearby Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas where he is pronounced dead about a half-hour after the shooting. Also riding in Kennedy's car in the motorcade were Texas governor John Connally, who is seriously injured but recovers, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Connally's wife Nellie, who are physically uninjured.

Dallas police arrest a suspect in the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, about 70 minutes later after the assassination. Oswald had also shot and killed Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit a short time after he shot and killed Kennedy. Oswald is taken to the Dallas city jail where he spends the night.

U.S. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson takes the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One just two hours and eight minutes after Kennedy's assassination, and becomes the 36th U.S. President. He was sworn in by family friend U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes. In the rush, Johnson takes the oath of office using a Roman Catholic missal from President Kennedy's desk, despite not being Catholic, due to the missal being mistaken for a Bible.

After the Kennedy assassination and Johnson's becoming president, the United States is without a vice president. (This office will remain vacant until January 20, 1965, when Hubert Humphrey becomes vice president as Johnson, upon being elected the previous November, is sworn in again as president.)

FM radio station WCBC broadcasts for the first time. The station at 105.7 MHz is licensed to Catonsville and has a Christian radio format. The station goes through numerous call-letter changes and format changes over ensuing years: WBMD-FM in late 1969 with Christian radio format and in 1970 country music by day and progressive rock by night; WKTK beginning July 5, 1971 with all progressive rock music then 1977-1979 with disco music, then oldies and finally adult contemporary music from 1979 to 1982 (then known as "KTK 105"), WQSR beginning in 1982, playing oldies; WXYV beginning September 10, 2001 (moving from 102.7 FM, swapping frequencies with WQSR) with an urban contemporary format, then a Hot Talk format beginning on March 10, 2003; WHFS beginning in January 2005, playing rock music but with emphasis on "personality" DJs, continuing the WHFS that had been on two other frequencies in the Washington, D.C. area beginning November 11, 1961 (and whose call letters originally stood for "Washington High Fidelity Stereo"); and WJZ-FM ("105.7 The Fan") with an all-sports format beginning on November 3, 2008.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Lee Harvey Oswald spends the day in the Dallas city jail.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.71 inch.

At 11:23 AM Central Standard Time, Lee Harvey Oswald is shot by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Oswald was in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters and in the process of being transferred from the Dallas city jail to the county jail. The shooting is captured on live television. Oswald is taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, where he soon dies.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace.

U. S. President Lyndon Johnson delivers his "Let Us Continue" speech to a joint session of Congress, saying that "No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the Civil Rights Bill for which he fought so long."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: Trace.

One week after U.S. President Kennedy's assassination, new President Lyndon Johnson issues an executive order to rename NASA's Apollo Launch Operations Center and the NASA/Air Force Cape Canaveral launch facilities as the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Cape Canaveral (in Florida) was officially known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 until 1973.

Also, U.S. President Johnson establishes a panel headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, known as the Warren Commission, through executive order to investigate Kennedy's assassination and surrounding conspiracies. The commission conducted extensive research and hearings and unanimously concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. However, the report remains controversial among some conspiracy theorists.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 1.42 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.28 inch.  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1963 is 6.85 inches, including melted snow, well above the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1963 is  deg57.3rees F, equal to the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1963 is 37.2 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during November 1963, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (Liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.3") and rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5") and rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.9"); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets 8 inches of snow in a storm that begins at mid-morning and lasts until late evening.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 8.0 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1963.

Baltimore weather: Snow (8 inches); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.90 inch (liquid).   8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.   4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.   4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.   3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.   2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.   One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 7° F; Precip.: None.   One inch of snow on the ground.

A major snowstorm strikes the southern United States. New Orleans, Lousiana, has 4.5 inches of snow. Other parts of southeast Lousiana get up to 8 inches of snow. A swath of 15 to 17 inches of snow falls in parts of Mississippi, northwest Alabama, and into Tennessee. Huntsville, Alabama, gets a record 17.1 inches of snow, setting new records there for daily, weekly, and monthly snowfall. (The snowstorm then moves up the U.S. East Coast and strikes Baltimore and other East Coast cities on New Year's Day, 1964. The Baltimore region gets 3 to 6 inches of snow, but precipitation changes to rain over much of the area.)

The U.S. economy has positive growth during all of 1963. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product gains about 4 percent in 1963.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 23° F; Low temp. 2° F; Precip.: None.   One inch of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1963 is 2.08 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1963 is 36.6 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1963 is 20.9 degrees F, well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 9.7 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport during December 1963, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1963 is 39.55 inches, which is 2.99 inches below the normal amount of 42.54 inches.