Today we celebrate the life and work of the inspiring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reflecting on his famous speech evoked a desire to look at America in 1963.
Here's a brief snapshot of what was happening in pop culture that year...
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Billboard Charts Top 40 Hit
Louie, Louie by the Kingsmen
(hailing from Portland, OR) |
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Television's Best Comedy of the Year
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Sidney Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor
in Lillies of the Field
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Elizabeth Taylor was Cleopatra
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Jacqueline Kennedy
First Lady and Fashion Icon
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| Twiggy covered US Harper's Bazaar |
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Chevrolet debuted the Corvette Stingray Sport Coupe
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| Joan Baez and Bob Dylan were making change through poetic songwriting |
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| Most Popular Toy |
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Over 200,000 people came to March on Washington to stand up for what was right
What do you remember about 1963? |
