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1964 - Year In Review |
Top News Stories
- Warren Commission Says Oswald Lone Assassin Of Kennedy
- GOP Nominates Barry Goldwater, Democrats Nominate LBJ
- Martin Luther King Wins Nobel Peace Prize
- China Explodes First A-Bomb
- LBJ Wins Landslide Victory 43 Million to 27 Million
- Beatles Invade America Launching The "British Invasion" Of Rock & Roll
- Hoffa Sentenced For Jury Tampering
- Arnold Palmer Wins Fourth Masters
- Stampede Kills 300 At Peru Soccer Game
- Soviet Union Now Using Spy Satellites
- Dow high 891 low 776
- Jack Ruby Sentenced To Death For Lee Harvey Oswalds Murder
- Supreme Court Upholds Civil Rights Act
- US Surgeon General Links Smoking To Cancer
- Cassius Clay Beats Sonny Liston For Boxing Heavyweight Title
- Jim Ryun At 17 Years Old Runs A 3.50 Minute Mile
- Aug. 8, US Begins Bombing North Vietnam
New Products For 1964
- Ford Introduces The Sporty "Mustang"
- The First Arby's Fast-Food Restaurant Opens July 23 at Boardman, Ohio
- Awake, The Synthetic Orange Juice, Is Introduced By General Foods
- Carnation Co. Introduces Carnation Instant Breakfast In West Coast Markets
- General Mills Introduces Lucky Charms
- First Moog Synthesizer Designed By Robert Moog
- Computer Mouse Is Patented
- G.I.Joe "Doll" - Later Called "Action Figure" Introduced By Hasbro
- Maxim, America's First Freeze-Dried Coffee, Is Introduced In The U.S. By General Foods
- The Esso Tiger Debuts, Telling Everyone, "Put a tiger in your tank!"
- First 7-11 Store - Long Island NY
- Shrink Wrap First Used In Packaging
- First Demo Of Cassette Tape Recorder
- Touch Tone Telephone Introduced
- Milk First Sold In Plastic Containers
- "Buffalo Wings" Recipe Developed At The Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY
- STA-PREST Slacks The First Wrinkle Free Products Are Introduced
- Duracell Brand Batteries Introduced
1964 Prices
- Cost of a new home: $20,500.00
- Cost of a new car:
Ford Mustang $2,320
Chevrolet Corvair Monza $2,335
Ford Galaxie 500 XL $3233
Comet ( Lincoln Mercury ) $2,375
Mercury Monterey 4 door $2,965
Oldsmobile, Jetstar 88 $3,035
Rambler Classic 4 door sedan $2,557
- Cost of a first-class stamp: 5¢
- Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 30¢
- Cost of a dozen eggs: 54¢
- Cost of a gallon of Milk: 95¢
- Cost of a Hershey Bar - 1oz: 5¢
Top 20 Songs Of The Year
- I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
- Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
- There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
- Baby Love - The Supremes
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
- Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
- I Feel Fine - The Beatles
- She Loves You - The Beatles
- I Get Around - The Beach Boys
- Come See About Me - The Supremes
- Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
- My Guy - Mary Wells
- A Hard day's Night - The Beatles
- Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons
- Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong
- Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton
- Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
- A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
Top 20 TV Favorites
- Bonanza
- Bewitched
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Fugitive
- The Red Skelton Show
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- The Lucy Show
- Peyton Place II
- Combat
- Walt Disney's World of Color
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- My Three Sons
- Branded
- Petticoat Junction
- The Ed Sullivan Show
- Lassie
- The Munsters
- Gilligan's Island
- Peyton Place
Top 20 Grossing Films
- My Fair Lady
- Goldfinger
- Mary Poppins
- The Carpetbaggers
- A Fistful of Dollars
- Father Goose
- A Shot in the Dark
- A Hard Day's Night
- The Night of the Iguana
- What a Way to Go!
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- The Pink Panther
- Viva Las Vegas
- Dr. Strangelove
- Becket
- Send Me No Flowers
- Good Neighbor Sam
- Zorba the Greek
- Sex and the Single Girl
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
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