The year I graduated from High School
1964 as the war in Vietnam and US Congress Authorities war against N Vietnam more American servicemen were dying, and after three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi the president signed the Civil Rights act of 1964 but this did not stop the violence as it continued to increase in many American Cities. Lyndon Johnson was also returned to power after a landslide victory. This was also the year The Beatles took the world and America by storm and Beatlemania went into overdrive as they released a series of number one hits including "I want to hold your hand" , "All my Loving" .
Other British groups also found success including The Rolling Stones and The Animals and together with the American Talent of The Supremes and Bob Dylan many say this was one of the greatest years for music in the last century.
Also one young loud talented boxer by the name of Cassius Clay won the Boxing World heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston.
Cost of Living 1964
How Much things cost in 1964
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.28%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 874
Average Cost of new house $13,050.00
Average Income per year $6,000.00
Gas per Gallon 30 cents
Average Cost of a new car $3,500.00
Loaf of bread 21 cents
United States Postage Stamp 5 cents
Average Monthly Rent $115.00
Ticket to the movies $1.25
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What Events Happened in 1964
The abolition of the death penalty in UK
US Congress authorizes war against N Vietnam
President Lend Johnson declares a War On Poverty Campaign.
Malta gains independence from the UK
Cassius Clay Beats Sonny Liston for World Heavyweight championship
The Boston Strangler is captured
Work Begins on The Aswan Dam by diverting the Nile to a manmade canal.
The British and French Governments announce commitment to build a tunnel under the English Channel
The first Ford Mustang from Ford Motor Company is made.
The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes South Central Alaska
Race Riots in Harlem New York
The Poll Tax becomes illegal in all US states as it been used as a blunt tool for barring poverty-stricken African-Americans and whites from participating in the electoral process.
The so called BRAIN DRAIN of UK Scientists from UK to USA
Easter and Whitsun outbreak of Mods and Rockers Fights and disturbances on British Seaside Resorts
Nelson Mandela and seven others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize,
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The PLO Palistinian Liberation Organisation is established with Yasser Arafat as the head
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The UK Interest Rate is Raised to 7%
UK Report expects population to explode over next 20 years and plans for 3 new towns including Milton Keynes
James Hoffa is found guilty and sentenced to eight years on bribery charges--------
World's Fair held in New York
U.S. Surgeon General repotrs that smoking may lead lung cancer
Civil War breaks out in Cyprus between Greeks and Turks
Tanzania Gains Independence From Great Britain and combines the former Tanganika and the Island of Zanzibar
Malawi Gains Independence From Great Britain
A riot during a soccer match between Peru and Argentina ends with the loss of 300 fans dead.
Great Train Robbers get 30 years each--------------------------
Malta Gains Independence From Great Britain
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Jack Ruby is convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy
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The Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo, Japan
The Winter Olympic Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria
Popular Culture 1964
Sidney Poitier becomes the first black actor to win the "best actor" Oscar
"Hello Dolly," "Funny Girl," and "Fiddler on the Roof" premier on Broadway in New York.
The Rolling Stones release debut album, "The Rolling Stones"
The Beatles make their first appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Beatles have 13 singles Billboard's Hot 100 at the same time
The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, is established
The Beatles hold the top five positions in the Billboard Top 40 singles in America
Bob Dylan releases "The Times They Are a-Changin"-------------------------
BBC2 starts broadcasting in the UK.
Pablo Picasso painted his fourth Head of a Bearded Man
The Sun Newspaper is first published in the United Kingdom
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from Roald Dahl
Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television.
Popular Films
The Carpetbaggers
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
Popular Musicians
The Beatles
Roy Orbison
Ella Fitzgerald
Simon and Garfunkel
Technology 1964
BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), an easy to learn high level programming language is introduced.
IBM announces the System/360.
The worlds first high speed rail network opens in Japan
First Ford Mustang is manufactured
Sony introduces the first VCR Home Video Recorder History of Video Recorders
The first driver less train runs on London Underground
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China explodes its first Nuclear bomb
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Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Computer Mouse USA by Douglas Engelbart
Bubble Wrap USA by Marc A Chavannes
1964 as the war in Vietnam and US Congress Authorities war against N Vietnam more American servicemen were dying, and after three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi the president signed the Civil Rights act of 1964 but this did not stop the violence as it continued to increase in many American Cities. Lyndon Johnson was also returned to power after a landslide victory. This was also the year The Beatles took the world and America by storm and Beatlemania went into overdrive as they released a series of number one hits including "I want to hold your hand" , "All my Loving" .
Other British groups also found success including The Rolling Stones and The Animals and together with the American Talent of The Supremes and Bob Dylan many say this was one of the greatest years for music in the last century.
Also one young loud talented boxer by the name of Cassius Clay won the Boxing World heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston.
Cost of Living 1964
How Much things cost in 1964
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.28%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 874
Average Cost of new house $13,050.00
Average Income per year $6,000.00
Gas per Gallon 30 cents
Average Cost of a new car $3,500.00
Loaf of bread 21 cents
United States Postage Stamp 5 cents
Average Monthly Rent $115.00
Ticket to the movies $1.25
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What Events Happened in 1964
The abolition of the death penalty in UK
US Congress authorizes war against N Vietnam
President Lend Johnson declares a War On Poverty Campaign.
Malta gains independence from the UK
Cassius Clay Beats Sonny Liston for World Heavyweight championship
The Boston Strangler is captured
Work Begins on The Aswan Dam by diverting the Nile to a manmade canal.
The British and French Governments announce commitment to build a tunnel under the English Channel
The first Ford Mustang from Ford Motor Company is made.
The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes South Central Alaska
Race Riots in Harlem New York
The Poll Tax becomes illegal in all US states as it been used as a blunt tool for barring poverty-stricken African-Americans and whites from participating in the electoral process.
The so called BRAIN DRAIN of UK Scientists from UK to USA
Easter and Whitsun outbreak of Mods and Rockers Fights and disturbances on British Seaside Resorts
Nelson Mandela and seven others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize,
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The PLO Palistinian Liberation Organisation is established with Yasser Arafat as the head
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The UK Interest Rate is Raised to 7%
UK Report expects population to explode over next 20 years and plans for 3 new towns including Milton Keynes
James Hoffa is found guilty and sentenced to eight years on bribery charges--------
World's Fair held in New York
U.S. Surgeon General repotrs that smoking may lead lung cancer
Civil War breaks out in Cyprus between Greeks and Turks
Tanzania Gains Independence From Great Britain and combines the former Tanganika and the Island of Zanzibar
Malawi Gains Independence From Great Britain
A riot during a soccer match between Peru and Argentina ends with the loss of 300 fans dead.
Great Train Robbers get 30 years each--------------------------
Malta Gains Independence From Great Britain
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Jack Ruby is convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo, Japan
The Winter Olympic Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria
Popular Culture 1964
Sidney Poitier becomes the first black actor to win the "best actor" Oscar
"Hello Dolly," "Funny Girl," and "Fiddler on the Roof" premier on Broadway in New York.
The Rolling Stones release debut album, "The Rolling Stones"
The Beatles make their first appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Beatles have 13 singles Billboard's Hot 100 at the same time
The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, is established
The Beatles hold the top five positions in the Billboard Top 40 singles in America
Bob Dylan releases "The Times They Are a-Changin"-------------------------
BBC2 starts broadcasting in the UK.
Pablo Picasso painted his fourth Head of a Bearded Man
The Sun Newspaper is first published in the United Kingdom
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from Roald Dahl
Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television.
Popular Films
The Carpetbaggers
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
Popular Musicians
The Beatles
Roy Orbison
Ella Fitzgerald
Simon and Garfunkel
Technology 1964
BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), an easy to learn high level programming language is introduced.
IBM announces the System/360.
The worlds first high speed rail network opens in Japan
First Ford Mustang is manufactured
Sony introduces the first VCR Home Video Recorder History of Video Recorders
The first driver less train runs on London Underground
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China explodes its first Nuclear bomb
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Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Computer Mouse USA by Douglas Engelbart
Bubble Wrap USA by Marc A Chavannes
