From Daily Kos' Bill in Portland, Maine. In 1961:
>> None of the James Bond movies had been released; West Side Story won the Oscar for Best PicturePeter Lawford doing the intro. God I'm old.
>> John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president---we're now up to 44
>> The Pillsbury Dough Boy was introduced
>> The Dow Jones Industrials reached a high of...734!!!
>> David Ben-Gurion resigned as Israeli premier
>> The Grammy for best Rock & Roll recording: Chubby Checker, "Let's Twist Again"; Best R&B recording: Ray Charles, "Hit the Road Jack"
>> Median price of a new home: $17,200
>> Harper Lee won a Pulitzer for To Kill A Mockingbird
>> East Germany started replacing its barbed wire barricades with a permanent wall dividing Berlin
>> South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth
>> The Boston Marathon was won by a Finn. A Finn!
>> The Emmy for outstanding news program went to the Huntley-Brinkley Report
>> Sun Myung Moon could only scrounge up 36 couples to mass-marry
>> Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record
>> The Beatles performed at Liverpool's Cavern Club for the first time; Elvis's "Blue Hawaii" started its 20-week run at the top of the charts; The Beach Boys performed for the first time
>> Car 54 Where Are You, Hazel, and The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered
>> The price of a gallon of gas was 31 cents; A gallon of milk---49 cents
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