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Secret Life of Bees
Events from the Time Period - 1964
Major Events and Top News Stories:
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President Johnson declares “war on poverty,”
introduces a variety of federal welfare programs, including Medicare
(initially proposed by Kennedy in 1960) |
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24th Amendment to Constitution adopted, ensuring
fair voting practices |
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Anchorage, Alaska hit by massive earthquake |
Business & Economy:
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The Average hourly wage for blue collar workers has
increased from between 50 and 75 percent since 1949 |
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The Mustang is introduced by Ford Motor Company |
Science & Technology:
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First lung transplant |
Sports:
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Cassius Clay (the future Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny
Liston to win heavyweight boxing title |
Arts & Entertainment:
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“Beatlemania” spreads as the Beatles become a global
phenomenon and are awarded the Grammy for Best New Artist of 1964 |
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“The Girl From Ipanema” is awarded the Grammy for
Record of the Year |
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Sidney Poiter becomes the first black male to win an
Oscar |
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TV Shows – The Munsters, Gilligan’s Island and Dr.
Kildare |
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Cole Porter dies |
Bestsellers:
Fiction
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold – John Le Carre |
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Herzog – Saul Bellow |
Nonfiction
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A Moveable Feast – Ernest Hemingway |
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Reminiscences – Douglas MacArthur |
Revised
03/29/06
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