Prime Minister Macmillan and President John F. Kennedy, at the end of a four-day meeting in the Bahamas, announced plans to replace Britain's Skybolt missiles project with U.S. Polaris missiles.
First big hit song for the Beatles: “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” The musical group from Liverpool went on to become a major influence on the development of popular music and youth culture.
Britain's entry into the Common Market was vetoed by France at a Brussels meeting (See 1963, Jan. 29). The French were suspicious of British good faith, including its “special relationship” with the United States.
John Profumo resigned as secretary for war, after admitting that he had lied (Mar. 22) in his denial of any impropriety with Christine Keeler. One of a recurrent series of sex scandals affecting postwar British politics.
