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
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,
The PLO Palistinian Liberation Organisation is established
with Yasser Arafat as the head
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
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
China explodes its first Nuclear bomb
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country
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