Just Stuff

1963
President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin and delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
Zip Code initiated.
Kennedy assassination, November 22nd.
Beatlemania began.
Push-button telephones were introduced.
1st class postage cost 5 cents.
Population of the world was 3.2 billion, less than half of what it is in 2013.
US population over 65 years of age, 17 million.  2013 > 40 million.
Football Hall of Fame opened at Canton, Ohio.
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 762.
Cost of a new house $12,650.00.
Average Income per year $5,807.00.
Gas per Gallon 29 cents.
Average Cost of a new car $3,233.00.
Loaf of bread 22 cents.
South Bend plant produced its last Studebaker car in the United States.
Popular Films
  • Cleopatra
  • The Longest Day
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Mutiny on the Bounty
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
Popular Musicians
  • The Beatles
  • Roy Orbison
  • Buddy Holly
  • The Drifters
  • Jim Reeves
Popular TV Programs

  • Coronation Street
  • The Andy Griffith Show
  • The Flintstones
  • Mister Ed
  • The Avengers
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show