- President John F. Kennedy was assassinated
- Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream" speech during a Civil Rights march on Washington
- Pope John XXIII died and Pope Paul VI was elected
- Audio cassette tapes, touch-tone telephones, and FM radios for cars were introduced
- The first multiplex movie theater opened
- The ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) code was implemented
- Top song of 1963: "Blue Velvet" by Bobbie Vinton
- Best Picture Oscar: "Tom Jones"
- On TV, "Leave it to Beaver" ended, Donnie Osmond debuted on the Andy Williams Show, and Pebbles Flintstone was born
- Average cost of a gallon of gas: $.25-$.30
- Average cost of a new car: $2,300
To find out more about what happened in 1963, or to walk down memory lane, check out: http://www.babyboomers.com/1963/
http://www.348-409.com/1963flash.html
http://answers.ask.com/Society/Other/what_did_things_cost_in_1963
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