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Class of 1964, Schenectady, NY

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Do you remember?

July 11, 2019 By webmaster

Do you remember? Way back, 55 years ago, in 1964 . . .

  • 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 Nobel Peace Prize
  • 1964 Presidential Election – President Lyndon B. Johnson (D) defeats
  • Barry Goldwater (R)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted

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