Annual Years

1964 Annual History Facts Politics: The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits a poll tax for voting. The Top Song was I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles The Big Movies included Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, and Goldfinger The price of 1 pound of Bananas in 1964 was 15 cents Dumont […]

1963 Annual History Facts Politics: The US Supreme Court ruled no locality may require recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or Bible verses in public schools in Abington School District v. Schempp. The Top Song was Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmore and the Fireballs The Big Movies included Cleopatra, Dr. No, and It’s a Mad, Mad,

1962 Annual History Facts Still Burning: The Centralia Mine Fire has been burning in Pennsylvania since 1962. The Top Song was I Can’t Stop Loving You by Ray Charles The Big Movies included How The West Was Won, Bon Voyage! and The Manchurian Candidate Price of Ford Galaxy automobile in 1962: $2,645.00 19-inch Lawn Mower:

1961 Annual History Facts Politics: The Twenty-third Amendment to the US Constitution extends the right to vote in presidential elections to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College as if it were a state. The Top Song was Tossin’ and Turnin’ by Bobby Lewis The Big

1960 Annual History Facts Politics: College students in Greensboro, North Carolina, organized the first popularized sit-in for Civil Rights at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. The Top Song was The Theme From “A Summer Place” by Percy Faith The Big Movies included Swiss Family Robinson, The Alamo and G.I. Blues The price of a Cord of

1959 Annual History Facts Politics: Cuban President Batista resigned and left Cuba, and then communist-backed Fidel Castro took over. The Top Song was Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin The Big Movies included Ben-Hur, Sleeping Beauty, and Some Like It Hot Price of Alcoa Aluminum wrap, 75-foot roll in 1959: 69 cents The World Population

1958 Annual History Facts Politics: China began the “Great Leap Forward” modernization program, and an estimated 20 million people died of starvation. The Top Song was At The Hop by Danny & The Juniors The Big Movies included South Pacific, Auntie Mame and Vertigo Price of an RCA Whirlpool refrigerator, eight cu ft in 1958:

1957 Annual History Facts Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the 3rd time, and they only showed him from his waist up. The Top Song was All Shook Up by Elvis Presley The Big Movies included The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sayonara and Peyton Place Price of issue Woman’s Day or

1956 Annual History Facts Politics: Congress passed the Interstate Highway Bill. The Top Song was Don’t Be Cruel/ Hound Dog by Elvis Presley The Big Movies included The Ten Commandments, Around the World in 80 Days, and War and Peace Minimum Wage in 1956: $1.00 per hour Price of an Oldsmobile, “88” Holiday sedan: $2,929.29

1955 Annual History Facts Dept. of Defense: The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in continuous service since April 1955 and, with upgrades, is expected to remain in service until at least 2040. Influential Songs include April in Paris by Count Basie and Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado The Big Movies