Here are some things I was able to find out about 1963. Perhaps you can send me some more.

Economics

• Average Income: $5,807.00
• New House: $12,650.00
• Average New Car: $3,023.33
• Average Rent: $110.00 per month
• Tuition at Harvard: $1,520.00/ year
• Postage Stamp: $0.05
• Movie Ticket: $1.25
• Gallon of Gasoline: $0.29
• High School Lunch: $0.25
• 10 lbs. Sugar: $0.90
• Gallon of Milk: $1.04
• 1 lb of Coffee: $0.85
• 1lb of Bacon: $0.69
• 1 Dozen Eggs: $0.32
• Bread per loaf: $0.22
• US GDP (1998 dollars): $617.4 billion
• Federal spending: $111.32 billion
• Federal debt: $310.3 billion
• Consumer Price Index: 30.6
• Unemployment: 5.5%

 
Facts

• President: John F. Kennedy then Lyndon B. Johnson
• Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
• Population: 189,241,798
• Life Expectancy: 69.9 years

U.S. Events

• President Kennedy shot and killed in Dallas, TX. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President the same day (Nov.22).
• Lee Harvey Oswald, accused Kennedy assassin, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby (Nov. 24).
• US Supreme Court rules no locality may require recitation of Lord’s Prayer or Bible verses in public schools (Jun 17).
• “March on Washington,” civil rights rally held in Washington, D.C.: Martin Luther King delivers “I have a dream” speech (Aug. 28).
• Emergency Hot-line established between Washington and Moscow.
• Weight Watchers established.
• Zip Codes introduced.

 
Entertainment

• Favorite TV Shows
  • Petti Coat Junction
  • My Favorite Martian
  • Bonanza
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • The Andy Griffith Show
  • The Lucy Show
  • Candid Camera
  • The Ed Sullivan Show
  • The Danny Thomas Show
• Movies
  • Oscar awarded in 1963
    • Academy Award, Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)
  • Released in 1963:
    • Tom Jones
    • Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds
    • Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn
    • McLintock! starring John Wayne

 
Science

• The home video recorder demonstrated at the BBC London.
• Touch-tone phones introduced.
• Quasars are discovered by Marten Schmidt (US).
• Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time at Huston hospital (April 21).
• The first liver transplant is performed by F.D. Moore and T.E. Starzl. Background: Health & Nutrition
• The first commercial nuclear reactor goes online at the Jersey Central Power Company. Background: nuclear energy
• The sedative Valium (chlordiazepoxide) is developed by Roche labs.