Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Back to the Future, 1964

That was the year when...

• Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev deposed and replaced by Leonid Brezhnev
• Lenny Bruce obscenity trial for offensive language held in New York
• The Beatles conquer America, touring while 'I want to hold your hand' tops the Billboard charts
• 22 year old Cassius Clay steals the world Heavyweight crown from Sonny Liston
• James Bond author Ian Flemming dies of a heart attack, aged 56

About 1964
By 1964 the Beatles had conquered the rest of the world and were now busy doing the same in America. Harpo Marx died leaving only Groucho from the classic trio.

You Have been Watching...
• The Addams Family
• Bewitched
• Car 54, Where Are You?
• The Likely Lads

At the Cinema
• My Fair Lady (Best Film Oscar)
• Dr Strangelove
• A Hard Day's Night
• Mary Poppins

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