1964 Was A Busy Year

The year I was born was a very busy year in history! Who knew:

*What car was popular when you were born? This was 1964's: http://ow.ly/7z198

*‎1964 Billboard Number One Hits: October 31 - November 27: Baby Love - The Supremes

*MLB - 1964 - World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals

*NBA - 1964 - NBA Champions: Boston Celtics

*The Hotties and Fashion 1964 Icons:

Jayne Mansfield,

Audrey Hepburn,

Brigitte Bardot,

Sophia Loren,

Doris Day,

Annette Funicello,

Kim Novak,

*‎1964 quotes: "The Quote"

....."Skipper!" - Gilligan

....."Does she or doesn’t she?" -Clairol

....."Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!" - Peter Sellers, in 'Dr. Strangelove'

....."Come alive! You’re in the Pepsi generation" - Pepsi

....."A martini. Shaken, not stirred." - Sean Connery, as James Bond, in 'Goldfinger'

....."Please don’t squeeze the Charmin" - Dick Wilson, as Mr. George Whipple

....."Let your fingers do the walking" -Yellow Pages

....."Put a tiger in your tank" - Esso (later Exxon)

*1st appearances & 1964's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents:

.....Easy Bake Oven,

.....G.I. Joe,

.....Rat Fink Collectible Hot Rod Figures,

.....Password Game,

.....Mighty Tonka Dump Truck (made popular due to the elephant stepping on it during a commercial),

.....PLASTIC Mr. Potato Head,

.....Wham-O Professional Frisbees,

.....Monster Magnet,

.....Rube Goldberg's Animated Hobby Kit,

.....Hand's Down(with Slam-O-Matic),

*Rock'em Sock'em Robots is a popular two-player action toy and game, designed by Marvin Glass and Associates and was first manufactured by Marx toy company in 1964. Had to be my favorite!