1967 Annual History Facts Politics: The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the US Constitution clarifies what happens upon the death, removal, or resignation of the President or Vice President and how the Presidency is temporarily filled if the President becomes disabled and cannot fulfill the responsibilities of the office. The Top Song was To Sir With Love […]
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1967 Books & Bestsellers 1967 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Arrangement by Elia Kazan 2. The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron (tie) 2. The Chosen by Chaim Potok (tie) 4. Topaz by Leon Uris 5. Christy by Catherine Marshall 6. The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder 7. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin 8. The Plot by Irving Wallace 9. The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart 10. The Exhibitionist by Henry Sutton
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1966 Annual History Facts Politics: Mississippi was the last state to repeal prohibition on alcoholic beverages after the national prohibition ended in 1933. They ended their state prohibition in 1966. The Top Song was I’m A Believer by The Monkees The Big Movies included Hawaii, The Bible: In the Beginning, and The Sand Pebbles
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1966 Books & Bestsellers 1966 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 2. The Adventurers by Harold Robbins 3. The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton 4. Capable of Honor by Allen Drury 5. The Double Image by Helen MacInnes 6. The Fixer by Bernard Malamud 7. Tell No Man by Adela Rogers St. Johns 8. Tai-Pan by James Clavell 9. The Embezzler by
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1965 Annual History Facts Sports: Astroturf was invented. The Top Song was (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones The Big Movies included The Sound of Music, Doctor Zhivago and Thunderball Introduced in 1965, the Pillsbury Doughboy’s name is Poppin’Fresh. Price of Volkwagon ‘Bug’ Beetle in 1965: $1,595.00 Bufferin Aspirin: 99 cents/100 The
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1965 Books & Bestsellers 1965 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Source by James A. Michener 2. Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman 3. Herzog by Saul Bellow 4. The Looking Glass War by John Le Carr 5. The Green Berets by Robin Moore 6. Those Who Love by Irving Stone 7. The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 8. Hotel by Arthur Hailey 9. The
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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
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1964 Books & Bestsellers 1964 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré 2. Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg 3. Herzog by Saul Bellow 4. Armageddon by Leon Uris 5. The Man by Irving Wallace 6. The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss 7. The Martyred by Richard E. Kim 8. You Only Live Twice by Ian
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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,
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1963 Books & Bestsellers 1963 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris L. West 2. The Group by Mary McCarthy 3. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour-An Introduction by J.D. Salinger 4. Caravans by James A. Michener 5. Elizabeth Appleton by John O’Hara 6. Grandmother and the Priests by Taylor Caldwell 7. City of Night by John Rechy 8. The
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