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1964 in Review
... or "What was it like in the old days?"
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" ... The Beatles • "She Loves You" ... The Beatles • "Hello, Dolly!" ... Louis Armstrong • "Oh, Pretty Woman" ... Roy Orbison • "I Get Around" ... The Beach Boys • "Everybody Loves Somebody" ... Dean Martin • "We'll Sing In The Sunshine" ... Gale Garnett • "Where Did Our Love Go" ... Supremes • "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" ... Manfred Mann • "Dancing In The Street" ... Martha & The Vandellas • "Under The Boardwalk" ... Drifters • "Chapel Of Love" ... The Dixie Cups • "Dawn (Go Away") .. Four Seasons • "Dead Man's Curve" ... Jan & Dean • "Baby Love" ... The Supremes • "The House Of The Rising Sun" ... The Animals • "Memphis" ... Johnny Rivers • "Little Old Lady" ... Jan & Dean • "Can’t Buy Me Love" ... The Beatles • "For You" ... Rick Nelson • "It's Over" ... Roy Orbison • "You Really Got Me" ... Kinks • "Chug-a-lug" ... Roger Miller • "Dang Me" ... Roger Miller • "Hi-heel Sneakers" ... Tommy Tucker • "Walk, Don't Run" ... The Ventures • "I Saw Her Standing There" ... The Beatles • "Today" ... New Christy Minstrels • "There! I’ve Said It Again" ... Bobby Vinton • "Louie Louie" ... The Kingsmen
"My Fair Lady" • "Dr. Strangelove" • "Becket" • "Seven Days In May" • "Fail-Safe"
Bonanza (NBC) • Bewitched (ABC) • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) • The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) • The Fugative (ABC)
Go Go Girls began dancing on raised platforms in many bars and discos. A Bar in San Francisco introduces the very first Topless Go Go Girls • New Dances this year are The Dog, The Swim, The Frug, The Watusi and The Monkey • Elizabeth Taylor Marries Richard Burton 10 days after divorcing Eddie Fisher • Hell’s Angels are at their popularity • Harley Davidson Motorcycles are at their peak of popularity • The Ford Mustang is introduced for the 1st time • First year of the Zip Code used by the United Postal Service • Pop Tarts and Lucky Charms come out for the first time • Nehru Jackets • The Topless Swimsuit – Very short lived as Women who wore these were quickly arrested and charged with Indecent Exposure
Pedestrian mall developed on Washington Street between 1st and 2rd • Addison-Baltz department store taken over by Steketee's • Grand Transformers set up shop, becoming the city's newest employer • The last passenger departed from the Grand Trunk railroad depot at the foot of Washinigton St, marking an end an era • A new section of the US-31 expressway opened between Ferrysburg and US-16, Muskegon's Seaway Drive • Gus Cohrs retired after coaching basketball and teaching at GHHS for 35-years.
AFL: Buffalo Bills 20 - San Diego Chargers 7 • NFL: Cleveland Browns 27 – Baltimore Colts 0 • NFL MVP: Johnny Unitas, QB of the Baltimore Colts • NFL Rookie of The Year: Matt Snell, FB of the New York Jets • HEISMAN TROPHY: John Huarte, QB for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame • BOWL GAME RESULTS
Cotton Bowl: Texas 28 -- Navy 6
Florida Citrus Bowl: East Carolina 14 -- Massachusetts 13
Gator Bowl: North Carolina 35 -- Air Force 0
Liberty Bowl: Utah 32 -- West Virginia 6
Orange Bowl: Nebraska 13 -- Auburn 7
Rose Bowl: Illinois 17 -- Washington 7
Sugar Bowl: Alabama 12 -- Mississippi 7
Sun Bowl: Georgia 7 -- Texas Tech 0 • NCAA BASKETBALL: U.C.L.A. with a perfect 30 -- 0 season • NBA: Boston Celtics win 4 games to 1 over the then San Francisco Warriors (This is Boston’s 6th straight NBA Title) • NHL STANLEY CUP: Montreal Canadians over the Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 3 • WORLD SERIES: St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees • WIMBLEDON WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Maria Bueno • WIMBLEDON MEN'S CHAMPION: Roy Emerson • KENTUCKY DERBY: Northern Dancer with Jockey Bill Hartack in 2.00 on 2 May 1964 winning $114,300 • BOXING: Muhammad Ali wins the Heavyweight Boxing Championship over Sonny Liston • THE XVIII SUMMER OLYMPICS: Tokyo, Japan -- US Wins 36 Gold, 26 Silver and 28 Bronze for a total of 90 medals the most of the games by 4 over the USSR • THE IX WINTER GAMES: Innsbruck, Austria -- US Wins 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze for a total of 6 medals and 7th place out of 15 countries to win any medals with the USSR leading the pack with a total of 24 medals