In 1964:
Ali beat Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Buffalo wings were invented in (of all places) - Buffalo, NY.
The Beatles invaded the United States - sparking the British Invasion.
Ford unveiled the first Mustang.
Sandra Bullock, Russell Crowe, Nicolas Cage, Courtney Cox, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Keanu Reeves and Marisa Tomei were all born.
LCDs (liquid crystal display) were unveiled.
Stanley Kubrick released "Dr. Strangelove".
The Kinks had a big hit with "You Really Got Me" (later covered by Van Halen)
The Addams Family, Gilligan's Island and Bewitched premiered on TV.
G.I. Joe hit the shelves in toy stores.
Nelson Mandela began his prison sentence.
Lucky Charms cereal showed up in grocery stores.
BASIC computer language was invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
The Moog synthesizer debuted.
The Tokyo Olympics were broadcast live to the U.S. via the Syncom 3 geostationary telecommunications satellite.
And finally...the Warren Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was released
(
still one of the most imaginative pieces of fiction literature ever written).
My first appearance in Aug/'64 was only noteworthy to a select few.
