1963: That Was the Year That Was

1963: That Was the Year That Was

by Andrew Cook
1963: That Was the Year That Was

1963: That Was the Year That Was

by Andrew Cook

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Overview

A compendium of the year's milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture and politics. This year alone saw The Beatles' first No 1, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, the BBC's launch of Doctor Who, the Great Train Robbery, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley begin operating, the Profumo Affair rocks politics, Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space, the coldest winter since 1740, James Bond becomes an international phenomenon, 70,000 protest against nuclear weapons in London, Harold Wilson is elected, onset of "new politics" and satire, and the assassination of JFK. Arranged in a chronological, month-by-month format, 1963: The Year That Was pieces together these happenings, exploring their immediate and long-term effects and implications.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780752487243
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 04/01/2013
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 638,432
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Andrew Cook is an author and TV consultant with a degree in history and ancient history and a former program director of the Hansard Scholars Program, University of London. The author has written for the Times, the Guardian, the Independent, BBC History Magazine, and History Today. His previous books include On His Majesty's Secret Service, Ace of Spies, To Kill Rasputin, Prince Eddy, Cash for Honours, and The Great Train Robbery.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

Timeline 11

1 January - Ice Box Britain 17

2 February - Please Please Me 30

3 March - End of the Line 40

4 April - Ban the Bomb 56

5 May - It's All in the Game 64

6 June - Scandal 74

7 July - The Unthinkable 84

8 August - I Have a Dream 95

9 September - Thunderball 109

10 October - It's My Party 120

11 November - Conspiracy of One 125

12 December - Capitol Asset 140

Appendices 145

Source Notes 178

Bibliography 183

Index 186

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