Last night my 9yr old said he couldn’t believe it was 2015. I - TopicsExpress



          

Last night my 9yr old said he couldn’t believe it was 2015. I was nine in 1965. Lyndon Johnson president. 1st official US combat troops in Vietnam, 3500 Marines. Average Income per year $6,450. Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.59%. Average costs: New house $13,600/ New car $2,650/ Gallon gas $0.31/ Loaf bread $0.21. Ranger 8 crashed into the Moon after photographing sites for Apollo landing. Martin Luther King, Jr. and 25,000 activists marched in Selma, AL Racially segregated restrooms/water fountains were still found in Memphis. Impala (and SS) bestselling car in USA’s history: 1,046,514 sold in a year. The 630-foot tall St. Louis Gateway Arch was completed. Muhammad Ali KOd Sonny Liston in 1st round of championship rematch The Beatles 3rd US tour, released albums Help! and Rubber Soul. Rolling Stones 1st US tour, album The Rolling Stones, Now! Keith Richards looked like a fairly normal 22yr old young man. Grateful Dead played their 1st concert, in San Francisco. The Sound of Music premiered. Tom & Jerry cartoon world broadcast premiere. Pre-Super Bowl Era: Green Bay Packers won NFL championship. New Color TV: the Packers championship win was 1st color televised game. NBC announced its prime time schedule would be almost entirely in color. LA Dodgers won the World Series, Sandy Koufax MVP.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 18:45:08 +0000

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