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Mont Pleasant High School

Class of 1964, Schenectady, NY

1964 – Those were the days!

October 9, 2022 By webmaster

Average new house cost $13,050
Average income per year was $6,000
Gas per gallon cost 30¢
Average new car cost $3,500
Loaf of bread cost 21¢
U.S. postage stamp cost 5¢
Average monthly rent was $115
Movie ticket cost $1.25
Sony introduces the Betamax Video Recorder
Oct. 27th Albert DeSalvo is arrested and later
confesses to being the Boston Strangler
1964-65 Ford Mustang introduced
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr received the
the Nobel Peace Prize
1964 Presidential Election – President Lyndon B.
Johnson (D) defeats Barry Goldwater (R)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted

Top Recordings

The Beatles: I Wanta Hold Your Hand
Roy Orbison: Pretty Woman
The Animals: House of the Rising Sun
The Beatles: A Hard Days Night
The Beatles: I Feel Fine

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