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
- The Beatles
- Roy Orbison
- Buddy Holly
- The Drifters
- Jim Reeves
- Coronation Street
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Flintstones
- Mister Ed
- The Avengers
- The Dick Van Dyke Show