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Rememberthen.ca
1960 TRIVIA
Compiled By Ted Yates |
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TV Shows which made their debut in 1960 included:
The Andy Griffith Show
The Flintstones
My 3 Sons
Route 66
Surfside 6 |
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43 year old John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States. |
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Introductions in 1960 included Birth Control Pills, Aluminum cans for food and beverages, and felt tip pens. |
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Entertainers we lost in 1960 included Johnny Horton, Eddie Cochran, Jesse Belvin and actor Clark Gable. |
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Elvis Presley returned from the army to resume his movie and recording career. |
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Top Movies of 1960 included:
The Apartment
Exodus
Spartacus
Elmer Gantry
Never On Sunday
Psycho
The Magnificent Seven |
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Canada’s Prime Minister was John Diefenbaker.
Parliament passes the Bill of Rights. |
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In 1960, you could bring home the bacon for 49 cents a pound. A carton of cigarettes cost $3.09 and back then, the only thing we knew for sure was that smoking shortened… your cigarettes. |
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In Chicago, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon met in the first televised debate between Presidential candidates. |
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Music artists who had their first hit in 1960 included :
Johnny Burnette, Brian Hyland, The Ventures, Charlie Rich and Ike and Tina Turner |
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Canada had only one television network, the CBC, and the World of TV was still in black and white. |
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The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 0 to win the Stanley Cup. |
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Nikita Khrushchev disrupted a meeting at the U.N. by banging on the podium with his shoe. |
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The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees in 7 games to win the World Series.
The Ottawa Roughriders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16 – 6 to win the Grey Cup. |
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A loaf of bread cost 10 cents, and a pound of bananas put you back 9 cents. In 1960, you could buy a New Ford Pickup for $1,895.00. |
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An American U–2 spy plane was shot down over Russia. Its pilot, Francis Gary Powers was captured and imprisoned. |
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez ended their marriage.
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The Howdy Doody Show came to an end in 1960. |
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Ontario License Plates were black lettering on a white background and were changed every year. |
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The Grammy Award winning Record of the Year was ‘Theme From A Summer Place’ by Percy Faith. |
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