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 President:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President:
Hubert Humphrey
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Average yearly income $5,880
Gallon of gas .25¢
Gallon of milk $1.06
Loaf of bread .21¢
1st class postage stamp .05¢
Pay phone (local call) .10¢
Look Magazine .25¢ an issue
Life Magazine .35¢ an issue
Life Magazine 1 year gift subscription (51 issues) $5.00
Sunshine clothes dryer by General Electric $99.95
Thom McAn Shoes $9.95
Arrow staple gun $12.50
Squibb aspirin 400 tablets $1.96
Emerson 11" portable TV $139.95
Admiral 19" portable TV $139.95
Emerson transistor tape recorder (reel to reel) $79.95
Best Homes-(pre fabricated houses) $8,990-$17,990
Rolls Royce Silver cloud III sedan $16,655
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 In Washington D. C., the Organization of American States votes to impose sanctions on Cuba. U. S. President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona is nominated by the Republican party to run for the President of the United States. In other news, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes his last visit to the British House of Commons. In Moscow, Anastas Mikoyan becomes Soviet President. In London, the Beatles´ first film, "A Hard Day´s Night" is released to British audiences. |
 The St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in the seventh game against the New York Yankees. Fred Hansen sets the new pole vault record at 17 feet 4 inches. The Cleveland Browns shut out the Baltimore Colts 27-0 to capture the National Football League title. A horse named Northern Dancer, ridden by jockey W. Hartack, emerges victorious in the Kentucky Derby. In the National Basketball Association championships, the Boston Celtics beat San Francisco. This is the sixth straight NBA title win for Boston. |
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 Back in 1964, the popular songs of that time were: "Come See about Me" performed by The Supremes; "Hello, Dolly" performed by Louis Armstrong; "I Get Around" sung by The Beach Boys; as well as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-La's; "Love Me Do" by The Beatles; "My Guy" by Mary Wells; and the ever popular "The House Of The Rising Sun" by Animals. |
1/03/1964 - Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"
01/24/1964 - CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
01/29/1964 - NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million
02/09/1964 - 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
03/19/1964 - Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
05/04/1964 - "Another World" & "As the World Turns" premieres on TV
05/27/1964 - "From Russia With Love" premieres in US
06/27/1964 - "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV
09/14/1964 - "The Danny Thomas show" last aires. Show was on ABC-TV from 1953-1957 & CBS from 1957-1964 and had 336 episodes.
09/14/1964 - The adventure series, "Voyage to the bottom of the sea" begins on ABC-TV. Show ran until 9/15/1968 and had 110 episodes.
09/17/1964 - The comedy show, "Bewitched" premieres on ABC-TV. Show ran until 9/1/1972 and finished with 252 episodes.
09/18/1964 - "Addams family" premiers on ABC=TV. Show would run intil 9/2/1966 and have 64 episodes made.
09/19/1964 - "Flipper", an NBC-TV adventure series begins and runs until 9/1/1968 with 88 episodes.
09/22/1964 - The "Man from U.N.C.L.E." spy spoof premieres on NBC-TV. Show ran until 1/15/1968 and 105 episodes were made.
09/24/1964 - The Munsters premier on CBS-TV. Last show aired on September 8th, 1966 and had a total of 70 episodes
09/25/1964 - The comedy, "Gomer Pyle" begins on CBS-TV. Show ran until 9/19/1969 with 150 episodes.
09/26/1964 - Gilligans Island premiers on CBS-TV. Last show was on September 4th, 1967 and had a total of 98 episodes
10/26/1964 - Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
12/12/1964 - Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)
12/18/1964 - "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink)
12/25/1964 - "Goldfinger" premieres in US
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Best Movie: "My Fair Lady" - Directed by George Cukor
Best Actor: Rex Harrison - "My Fair Lady"
Best Actress: Julie Andrews - "Mary Poppins"
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 Mattel introduces the Thingmaker under the brand name Creepy Crawlers. It consists ofliquid Plasti-Goop which is poured into metal molds and heated. The rubbery replicas of yucky insects were pimarily created to scare parents as the kids put them on clothes, in cereal bowls and plates of mashed potatoes.
The 8 Track - Offically called the Stereo 8 was created and introduced in 1964 by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Corporation.
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