1963:
* Tezuka Osamu's Tetsuwan Atom ("Astroboy") manga series debuts on New Year's Day.
* Martin Luther King Jr. utters these powerful words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!"
* Marvel Comics releases #1 of a comic book series known as The Avengers.