It was a Sunday. 1963 was the last year of the Baby Boomers generation. This day was 20,820 days ago.
In the United States, the most popular baby name is Lisa. This name was given to 56,037 baby girls. For the boys, it's Michael. This name was recorded 83,789 times in 1963.
The President of the United States is Lyndon B Johnson, who had become president only about two weeks earlier when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Because of this, there was no Vice President.
1963 Prices
Bread: $.21/loaf
Milk: $1.04/gal
Eggs: $.96/dozen
Car: $2,300
Gas: $.30/gal
House: $19,300
Stamp: $.05/each
Average Income: $6,998/year
Minimum Wage: $1.25/hour
The Top Hit Songs on December 8, 1963:
Dominique by The Singing Nun
I'm Leaving It Up To You by Dale & Grace
Everybody by Tommy Roe
Top Books in 1963:
Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
The Making of the English Working Class by E. P. Thompson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Academy Award Winners of 1963:
Best Picture: Tom Jones, Directed by Tony Richardson
Best Actor: Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field
Best Actress: Patricia Neal in Hud
On TV in 1963:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Perry Mason
Bonanza
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Flintstones
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Twilight Zone
Gunsmoke
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Fugitive
The Andy Griffith Show
Hot New Toys in 1963:
Mouse Trap
Easy-Bake Oven
Bowl-A-Matic
People born on December 8:
1765 - Eli Whitney, inventor (Cotton Gin)
1925 - Sammy Davis Jr, New York, NY, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man)
1943 - Jim Morrison, Melbourne, FL, singer (Doors)
1953 - Kim Basinger, Athens, GA, actress (9 1/2 Weeks, Batman)
Happenings on December 8, 1963:
* Pan Am Flight 214 was in a holding pattern at an altitude of 5,000 feet, awaiting clearance to land at Philadelphia, when it was struck by lightning at 8:58 p.m. The bolt, which struck the left wing of the Boeing 707 jet, ignited the mixture of jet fuel and kerosene that was in the reserve fuel tank in the wing, triggering an explosion that ignited the center and right reserve tanks as well. The left wing broke apart, and Flight 214 crashed near Elkton, Maryland, killing the 73 passengers and 8 crew members. As a result of the disaster, the FAA would require all passenger jets to install "static discharge wicks" to dissipate the effects of a lightening strike, and to cease further use of the inexpensive fuel mixture in favor of a safer jet fuel.
* Frank Sinatra Jr, the 19-year-old son of the famous singer, was kidnapped from his room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada. Three men entered the room at 9:30 p.m., half an hour before the younger Sinatra was to open a show with the Tommy Dorsey band, forced him into their car, drugged him, and then drove him to Canoga Park, California. From there, they called the elder Sinatra and demanded $240,000 ransom. An amount close to that figure was dropped off in a small suitcase, and the kidnap victim was released, unharmed, on the San Diego Freeway, in the early morning hours of December 11th.
Cherry, if you're reading this, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!, and I miss hearing from you.
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