1964
Class of 1970 begins 7th grade at Tappan, Slauson or Forsythe Junior High School, most classmates are 12 years old; Remember 7th grade Science Camp?
Gasoline prices are 30 cents per gallon
Harlem and Philadelphia Race Riots
Civil Rights Act passed
The term, Women's Liberation, is introduced and bra burning
Haight-Ashbury Section of San Francisco becomes Hippie Capital of America
President Johnson declares War on Poverty
Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes youngest man to win a Nobel Peace Prize at Age 35
Lyndon B. Johnson commencement address at the University of Michigan on May 22, 1964
Johnson-Humphrey defeat Goldwater-Miller in 1964 Presidential Election after John Glenn enters, then exits the race and Goldwater defeats Rockefeller for nomination
Brehznev takes over for Khrushevev in Soviet Union
Attorney General Bobby Kennedy convicts Jimmy Hoffa of bribery, fraud and jury tampering
Vatican condemns birth control pill
British Invasion (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Who, etc.), I Want to Hold Your Hand is #1 in USA on January 18 only 3 weeks after its release, Meet the Beatles Album released on January 20, Beatles leave London on Feburary 7 for USA Tour, Ed Sullivan Show on February 9 was watched by 70 million and they have Top 5 Singles in the USA by April 4
Bob Dylan introduces The Beatles to marijuana
The Beatles release first movie, A Hard Day's Night on August 11 in USA
The Supreme's start their run of #1 hits
Shindig premiers on ABC
Ford Mustang introduced
New York World's Fair
The Rationals begin their band
17 year old, Lesley Gore, has #1 It's My Party (and I'll cry if I want to)
1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Australia; 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
United States wins the most Summer medals with 90 and most gold's with 36
A.J. Foyt wins 1964 Indianapolis 500
John Huarte of Notre Dame wins Heisman Trophy; Alabama outpolls Arkansas for NCAA Football title
St. Louis Cardinals defeat New York Yankees in 1964 World Series (Bob Gibson is MVP)
Boston Celtics win 1964 NBA Championship
Cleveland Browns defeat the Baltimore Colts for 1964 NFL Championship
Toronto Maple Leafs defeat Detroit Red Wings for 1964 Stanley Cup
Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston for World Heavyweight Boxing Title on February 25
Cazzie Russell makes debut for Michigan basketball; 1963-64 Michigan Basketball team finishes 23-5 and makes 1964 Final Four and finish ranked #2
Michigan defeats WCHA Rival Denver for NCAA Hockey Championship behind Mel Wakabayashi
Michigan wins 1964 Big Ten Championship and defeats #8 Oregon State in Rose Bowl, 34-7; only loss was 20-21 to #5 Purdue when we missed a 2 point conversion, and we beat #4 Michigan State and #6 Ohio State (who was #1 when they lost 27-0 to Penn State). We finish the season ranked #4, and Alabama wins national championship even though they lose in the Orange Bowl to #3 Texas
Michigan wins 2nd Big Ten Wrestling Championship in a row, finishes 6th in NCAA with 3 All-Americans and finish 12-0 in dual meets including 8-0 in the Big Ten
UCLA defeats Duke for NCAA Basketball Championship
Arnold Palmer wins the Masters, but Jack Nicklaus is PGA tour leader with $113,000
Northern Dancer wins the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but falters in Belmont
Don Schollander, swimming and Mickey Wright, LPGA are athletes of the year
Malcolm X converts Cassius Clay to Mohammed Ali and Islam
James Bond's Goldfinger and From Russia with Love
Tom Jones, Lillies of the Field, Hud are big winners at 36th Academy Awards (1964 Winners)
Don Knott's in The Incredible Mr. Limpett
Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove
American Bandstand moves from Philadelphia to Los Angeles
New dances include the Watusi, Funky Chicken, Monkey, Frug (Fad Dancing) and go-go girls appear
Bewitched and Gomer Pyle, USMC begin on TV
Boston Strangler, 35 year old Albert DeSalvo, is apprehended
Surgeon General, Luther Terry, releases report linking lung cancer to cigarettes
China tests first nuclear bomb
New York Times v. Sullivan gives press new freedom to criticize public officials
October 30, 1964 Ann Arbor Pioneer defeats Battle Creek Central 27-7 to win Six-A League title with a 6-2 finish, 6-7 loss to Grosse Pointe and a 6-12 defeat to Kalamazoo Central in first two games
1964 in Television (1963-1964 TV Schedule)
Top Box Office Movies are: Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, The Carpetbaggers, From Russia with Love, Viva Las Vegas, Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte, A Shot in the Dark, A Hard Day's Night, The Night of the Iguana, The Pink Panther, Father Goose, Sex and the Single Girl, and Kiss Me, Stupid. Other popular movies include: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Disorderly Orderly, Fail-Safe, A Fistful of Dollars, Good Neighbor, Sam, Marnie, The Moon Spinners, The Patsy, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Roustabout, Seven Days in May, The Three Lives of Thomasina, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, etc.
Journal TV: Almanac Newsreels: Year in Review 1964
| 1-Feb-64 | n/a | The Beatles and British Music Invasion, I Want to Hold Your Hand goes to #1 |
| 9-Feb-64 | TV | The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show |
| 25-Feb-64 | n/a | Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston for World Boxing Championship at the age of 22 |
| 21-Mar-64 | n/a | Michigan defeats Denver 6-3 to win NCAA Championship in Hockey; Red Berenson is Captain |
| 4-Apr-64 | n/a | The Beatles hold 5 of the Top 40 songs, first time in history a music performer has done that |
| 13-Apr-64 | Oscar's | Tom Jones wins over America, America, Cleopatra, How The West Was Won and Lillies of the Field for Best Picture; Sidney Poitier, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal and Margaret Rutherford are Oscar acting winners at the 36th Academy Awards hosted by Jack Lemmon on ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit). Call Me Irresponsible wins Best Song. |
| 12-May-64 | Grammy's | Days of Wine and Roses (Henry Mancini), Barbra Streisand, Peter, Paul & Mary (Blowin in the Wind), Nino Tempo & April Stevens (Deep Purple) and Jack Jones (Wives and Lovers) are winners at the Grammy's |
| 22-May-64 | The Big House | President Lyndon Johnson addresses Michigan graduates in Michigan Football Stadium, and presents Great Society Speech |
| 14-Jun-64 | Cobo Hall | The Rolling Stones |
| 1-Jul-64 | Ann Arbor High School | Bob Dylan |
| 2-Aug-64 | n/a | President Johnson's Gulf of Tonkin resolution asking Congress for more troops |
| 11-Aug-64 | n/a | The Beatles movie, A Hard Day's Night, released |
| 1-Sep-64 | Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor Class of 1970 begins Junior High School-Tappan, Forsythe and Slauson |
| 6-Sep-64 | Olympia Stadium | The Beatles |
| 16-Sep-64 | TV | TV Premier of Shindig |
| 4-Nov-64 | Lansing, MI | Dave Clark Five |
| 21-Nov-64 | n/a | #6 Michigan defeats #7 Ohio State to win the Big Ten Championship in Football, 10-0 |