Guess Who is Turning 55?

Remember when ...

The 1961 Favorite TV shows

• Hazel
• Perry Mason
• Candid Camera

In 1961 Sports News

• World Series Champion - New York Yankees
• US Open Golf - Gene Littler
• Pro Football Champions - Houston Oilers & Green Bay Packers
• Indianapolis 500 Winner - A.J. Foyt / 139.130 mph
• Stanley Cup Winner - Chicago Blackhawks
• NCAA Basketball Champion - Cincinnati
• College Football Champions - Alabama & Ohio St
• Heisman Trophy Winner - Ernie Davis from Syracuse

1961 Interesting Facts

President of United States - John F Kennedy
Vice President - Lyndon Johnson

Pulitzer Prize Winner - Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

Miss America - Nancy Fleming from Montague, MI

A chimp named Enos became the first non-human primate sent into orbit by the US



1961 Cost of Living

New House ..... $12,550.00
Average Income ..... $5,315.00
New Car ..... $2,849.00
Average Rent ..... $110.00 / month
Harvard University Tuition ..... $1,250.00 / year
Movie Ticket ..... $1.00
Gasoline ..... $0.27 / gallon
US Postage Stamp ..... $0.04

Food

Granulated Sugar ..... $0.89 / 10 pounds
Vitamin D Milk ..... $1.05 / gallon
Ground Coffee ..... $0.85 / pound
Bacon ..... $0.67 / pound
Eggs ..... $0.30 / dozen
Fresh Ground Hamburger ..... $0.40 / pound
Fresh Baked Bread ..... $0.21 / loaf


1961 Favorite Music & Movies

Music

Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
Blue Moon - The Marcels
Runaround Sue - Dion
Runaway - Del Shannon
Mother-in-Law - Ernie K-Doe
Please Mr Postman - The Marvelettes
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
 Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson

Movies

West Side Story
Breakfast at Tiffany's
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Parent Trap
The Hustler
The Guns of Navarone

Uh, if you haven't figured it out by now, IT IS MY 55TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!