1963: That Was the Year That Was

by Andrew Cook

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752487248
• ISBN13: 9780752487243
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"