PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY

March 2
  02 - Mar - 1962   Jon Bon Jovi
  02 - Mar - 1952   Laraine Newman
  02 - Mar - 1944   Lou Reed
  02 - Mar - 1931   Mikhail Gorbachev
  02 - Mar - 1919   Jennifer Jones
  02 - Mar - 1917   Desi Arnaz
  02 - Mar - 1904   Dr. Seuss


 

Here are the top 10 songs for 1964:

1. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
Beatles (Capitol)

2. HELLO, DOLLY!
Louis Armstrong (Kapp)

3. SHE LOVES YOU
Beatles (Swan)

4. OH, PRETTY WOMAN
Roy Orbison (Monument)

5. BABY LOVE
Supremes (Motown)

6. LOUIE LOUIE
Kingsmen (Wand)

7 There Ive Said it Again
Bobby Vinton (Epic)

8. I GET AROUND
Beach Boys (Capitol)

9. MY GUY
Mary Wells (Motown)

10. MR. LONELY
Bobby Vinton (Epic)

BABY BOOMERS

It appears that Alistair's arrival was at the end of the official "Baby Boomer" generation.  Between 1946 and 1964, the United States experienced an exceptionally high rate of birth that we have since come to call the Baby Boom. In part because of their sheer numbers, the generation born during this period have had a profound impact on society and the economy throughout all the stages of their lives.

MAJOR EVENTS:
After completing what would have been the final year of John F. Kennedy's first term, President Johnson re-elected in a landslide over Barry Goldwater 

President Johnson declares "war on poverty," introduces a variety of federal welfare programs, including Medicare (initially proposed by Kennedy in 1960) 

Three civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi during "Freedom Summer" .

24th Amendment to Constitution adopted, ensuring fair voting practices.

Race riots break out in Harlem and other U.S. cities.

Investigating the Kennedy assassination, the Warren Commission determines that "Oswald acted alone" in killing the president.

U.S. military forces launch attacks on North Vietnam in response to an alleged attack on a U.S. destroyer off the Vietnamese coast; Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin resolution that gives the President greater freedom to authorize combat actions in Vietnam.

Soviet leader Khrushchev falls from power, is ultimately replaced by Leonid Brezhnev.

Anchorage, Alaska hit by massive earthquake.

Turkey attacks Cyprus 





BUSINESS & ECONOMY: 
Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud, conspiracy and jury tampering.

The average hourly wage for blue collar workers has increased from between 50 and 75 percent since 1949 



SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
Space probe Mariner IV flies by Mars, transmitting pictures of the planet's surface back to earth 

The world's longest suspension bridge, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York, opens 

Concern in Britain over "brain drain," or the mass emigration of British scientists to the U.S. 

World's Fair held in New York 

First lung transplant 





SPORTS:
World Series: St. Louis over New York Yankees, 4-3 

Olympics held in Tokyo 

Cassius Clay (the future Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston to win heavyweight boxing title 





ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
Movies: Lord of the Flies, A Hard Day's Night, My Fair Lady, Goldfinger, Zorba the Greek, Mary Poppins

Songs: I Want to Hold Your Hand, Hello Dolly!, She Loves You, Can't Buy Me Love, Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Oh Pretty Woman, Baby Love, My Guy 

TV Shows: The Munsters, The Virginian, Daniel Boone, Outer Limits, Gilligan's Island, Man From UNCLE, Flipper, Dr. Kildare, Voyage the the Bottom of the Sea

Books: A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemmingway (posthumous publication); Herzog, Saul Bellow; In His Own Write, John Lennon 
"Beatlemania" spreads as the Beatles become a global phenomenon

Musicals Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof debut 
Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton after divorcing Eddie Fisher 10 days before 

Cole Porter dies 
 

FUN FACTS:
According to some reports, not a single juvenile crime is reported in New York City the night of the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 

Recently, I've come across an absolutely terrific card shop.  If you'd like  to send a card to Alistair and are looking for a very vast selection, click on the banner to AngelEyes Card Shoppe below.  Don't forget to come back afterwards.


 
 

HEY ALISTAIR - STARTING TO FEEL OLD????
 


 
 
 


 
 
 



 
 


 
 
 

 

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Page last updated February 28, 2000