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1964 In History
Hurricane Dora strikes Jacksonville, causing
flooding and property damage to the tune of $250-300 million. The day
after the hurricane went through, the Beatles performed outdoors to
20,000 fans in the Gator Bowl. The Lynyrd Skynyrd band got together at
high school. The current police department building was erected. The
Jacksonville Suns became affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ground
breaking was held for new Haydon Burns Library. Bond issue was approved
for construction of University Hospital. Bob Hayes, track and
football star, was born. Florida State beats Florida 16-7 in
Tallahassee. Paxon Class of '64 graduates! U.S.
Supreme Court rules that congressional districts should be roughly
equal in population (Feb. 17). Jack Ruby convicted of murder in slaying
of Lee Harvey Oswald; sentenced to death by Dallas jury (March
14)—conviction reversed Oct. 5, 1966; Ruby dies Jan. 3, 1967, before
second trial can be held. Three civil rights workers—Schwerner,
Goodman, and Cheney—murdered in Mississippi (June). Twenty-one arrests
result in trial and conviction of seven by federal jury. Nelson Mandela
sentenced to life imprisonment (June 11). Congress approves Gulf of
Tonkin resolution (Aug. 7). President's Commission on the Assassination
of President Kennedy issues Warren Report concluding that Lee Harvey
Oswald acted alone. The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Chart-Toppers: 1964
1."There! I've said It Again"...Bobby Vinton
2."I Want to Hold Your Hand"...The Beatles
3."She Loves You"...The Beatles
4."Can't Buy Me Love"...The Beatles
5."Hello, Dolly!"...Louis Armstrong
6."My Guy"...Mary Wells
7."Love Me Do"...The Beatles
8."Chapel of Love"...The Dixie Cups
9."A World Without Love"...Peter and Gordon
10."I Get Around"...Beach Boys
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Top Movies of 1964
1. The Carpetbaggers
2. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
3. The Unsinkable Molly Brown
4. Charade
5. The Cardinal
6. Move Over Darling
7. My Fair Lady
8. What a Way to Go
9. Good Neighbor Sam
10. The Pink Panther
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Economics
US GDP (1998 dollars): $663 billion
Federal spending: $118.53 billion
Federal debt: $316.1 billion
Consumer Price Index: 31
Unemployment: 5.7%
Population: 191,888,791
Life expectancy: 70.2 years
Dow-Jones
High: 891
Low: 776
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Most Popular Television Shows
1. Bonanza (NBC)
2. Bewitched (ABC)
3. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS)
4. The Andy Griffith (CBS)
5. The Fugitive (ABC)
6. The Red Skelton Hour (CBS)
7. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
8. The Lucy Show (CBS)
9. Peyton Place II (ABC)
10. Combat (ABC)
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Sports NFL Champs: Cleveland Browns
NBA Champs: Boston Celtics
NCAA Football Champs: Alabama
Heisman Trophy: John Huarte
Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings Series: 4-1
US Open Golf: Julius Boros Score: 293 Course: The Country Club
Location: Brookline, MA
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. NY Yankees Series: 4-0
Cassius Clay takes world heavyweight boxing title from Sonny Liston. |
Prices Cost of a new
home: $20,500.00
Cost of a new car: $
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.30
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.54
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.95 |
