Back in the Day - 1964

Major News/Sporting Events

• Warren Report issued stating Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of JFK
• China detonates its first atomic bomb
• Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison
• The Vietnam conflict
• Bubble wrap is invented
  
• St. Louis Cardinals def. NY Yankees 4-3
• Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria- Soviet Union11 gold, Austria 4 gold, US 1 gold
• Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan - US 36 gold, Soviet Union 30 gold, Japan 16 gold

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Prices

• Loaf of bread: $0.21
• Gallon of gas: $0.30
• Movie ticket: $1.25
• Postage stamp: $0.05
• Average annual income: $6,000

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Top Movies

• Dr. Strangelove
• Mary Poppins
• Goldfinger
• Becket
• A Fistful of Dollars

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Top Songs

• I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
• Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
• She Loves You by The Beatles
• Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
• I Get Around by The Beach Boys

Top Television Shows

• Bewitched
• Gilligan's Island
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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Top Books

• The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carre (F)
• You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming (F)
• I Need All the Friends I Can Get by Charles M. Schultz (NF)
• A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (NF)
• In His Own Write by John Lennon (NF)

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Awards

• Tony for Best Musical: Hello, Dolly!
• Pulitzer for Photography: Robert H. Jackson, Dallas Times-Herald
• Grammy for Best New Artist: The Beatles
• Oscar for Best Picture: My Fair Lady
• Nobel Peace Price: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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