MARCH 8, 1964

SUNDAY
1964 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1964
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $810,621 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$1.24
Median Home Price$16,580.00
Gas Price Avg$0.33
Bread Price Avg$0.23
Movie Ticket Avg$1.03
First Class Stamp$0.05
Milk Price Avg$1.10
Top Movies From 1964
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1 Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins
2 My Fair Lady
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My Fair Lady
3 Goldfinger
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Goldfinger
4 The Carpetbaggers
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The Carpetbaggers
5 From Russia with Love
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From Russia with Love
6 A Shot in the Dark
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A Shot in the Dark
7 What a Way to Go!
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What a Way to Go!
8 The Unsinkable Molly Brown
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown
9 The Pink Panther
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The Pink Panther
10 A Hard Day's Night
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A Hard Day's Night
Quick, Let's Get Married
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Quick, Let's Get Married
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Kissin' Cousins
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Kissin' Cousins
Strait-Jacket
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Strait-Jacket
Macbeth
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Macbeth
Dumb Patrol
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Dumb Patrol
Tennessee Jamboree
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Tennessee Jamboree
Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
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Pyro... The Thing Without a Face
Twin Trouble
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Twin Trouble
He Rides Tall
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He Rides Tall
Charade
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Charade
The Sword in the Stone
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The Sword in the Stone
The Comedy of Terrors
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The Comedy of Terrors

March 8, 1964 Trivia

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Television from this era Β· March 8, 1964
Perry Mason poster
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Perry Mason
Bonanza poster
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Bonanza
Bewitched poster
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Bewitched
The Twilight Zone poster
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The Twilight Zone
The Flintstones poster
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The Flintstones
The Fugitive poster
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The Fugitive

Exact-date daily brief

March 8, 1964

On March 8, 1964, significant developments in the telecommunications industry emerged as many lines began leasing equipment, prompting warnings from carriers about potential pitfalls in investments. This cautionary stance highligh...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of March 1964

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Computer Programming Language (BASIC)
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Computer Programming Language (BASIC)
2 Electric Minicomputer
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Electric Minicomputer
3 Integrated Circuit Calculator
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Integrated Circuit Calculator
4 Medical Ultrasound Imaging Advancement
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Medical Ultrasound Imaging Advancement
5 Kevlar Fiber
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Kevlar Fiber
6 Time-Sharing Operating System
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Time-Sharing Operating System
7 Compact Disc Concept
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Compact Disc Concept
8 Electronic Voting Systems
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Electronic Voting Systems
9 Weather Radar Doppler Concept
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Weather Radar Doppler Concept
10 Space Suit Improvements
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Space Suit Improvements

The Sounds of

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Headlines From March 8, 1964

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  • Headline: Leasing Equipment: Risks for Carriers. Impact: This warning against investing in leased equipment led to a sudden boom in the market for inflatable piggyback trailers. Who knew that the fate of the economy hinged on the whims of transportation equipment?. Fact: Leasing equipment is like renting a dog; you get the fun without the long-term commitment... until it chews up your finances.
  • Headline: Lodge's Candidacy Sparks Controversy. Impact: This political ambiguity led to a nationwide movement for β€˜guessing games’ in elections, where voters try to predict candidates based on vague clues instead of actual policies. Democracy at its finest, folks!. Fact: Political campaigns have always been a bit like reality TV; lots of drama, questionable alliances, and the occasional surprise elimination.
  • Headline: THE WORLD OF STAMPS; Mexico Pays Tribute To U.N. Declaration. Impact: Mexico’s tribute stamp sparked a global stamp-collecting craze, leading to the rise of a new profession: professional stamp negotiators. They’re like art dealers but with less prestige and more glue. Fact: Stamp collecting is the only hobby that allows you to feel accomplished while sitting on your couch in pajamas.
  • Headline: PAINTERS' EYES; Two‐Way Experience of the Visual World in Three New Exhibitions. Impact: These exhibitions inspired a series of 'interactive art' experiences, culminating in a bizarre trend where viewers were encouraged to paint with ketchup while blindfolded. Art critics were baffled. Fact: The art world is the only place where you can be admired for splattering paint on a canvas and still call it 'abstract'.
  • Headline: Alam Gets University Post. Impact: Alam's appointment as chancellor resulted in a dramatic increase in students choosing obscure majors, as everyone suddenly wanted to impress the new chancellor with their unique knowledge of underwater basket weaving. Fact: University chancellors often have the power to change the course of education, but mostly they just end up changing the menu in the dining hall.
  • Headline: OTHER FAMOUS CAVES IN THE DORDOGNE REGION OF FRANCE. Impact: This article led to a massive surge in tourism, with people flocking to France to find their own caves, leading to an unexpected rise in cave-themed reality shows. Because who doesn’t love a good cave drama?. Fact: Caves are the original hide-and-seek spots, proving that humans have been dodging responsibilities since prehistoric times.
  • Headline: Kashmir Drops Detention Of 26 Set Free on Parole. Impact: The release of these 26 individuals had a profound effect on the political landscape, fostering a new era of hope and dialogue that would ripple through the region for decades to come. Fact: The complexities of politics in Kashmir have been ongoing for so long that even the mountains are tired of the drama.

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
DIS
Disney
Price in 1964
$0.06
Stored value
$1,742,743

Disney - If you invested $1,000 in 1964, it would be worth $1,742,743 today (1742.7x return)

Rank #2
CVX
Chevron
Price in 1964
$0.38
Stored value
$390,209

Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1964, it would be worth $390,209 today (390.2x return)

Rank #3
IBM
IBM
Price in 1964
$1.33
Stored value
$226,736

IBM - If you invested $1,000 in 1964, it would be worth $226,736 today (226.7x return)

🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Avengers #4
The Avengers #4
$95,000
Daredevil #1
Daredevil #1
$42,000
Tales of Suspense #57
Tales of Suspense #57
$6,000
Amazing Spider-Man #14
Amazing Spider-Man #14
$1,500
Adventure Comics #318
Adventure Comics #318
$75
🧸 Top 5 Toys
G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe
$1350.00
Easy-Bake Oven
Easy-Bake Oven
$200.00
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
$150.00
Johnny Seven OMA (One Man Army)
Johnny Seven OMA (One Man Army)
$150.00
Operation
Operation
$100.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1964 Topps Giants Willie Mays
1964 Topps Giants Willie Mays
$10,000
1964 Topps Beatles A Hard Day's Night Series 3 No. 121
1964 Topps Beatles A Hard Day's Night Series 3 No. 121
$1,500
1964 Philadelphia Gum Jerry Kramer
1964 Philadelphia Gum Jerry Kramer
$11.00
1964 Topps Daniel Boone Card 1
1964 Topps Daniel Boone Card 1
$250.00
1964 Topps Stand-Ups Mickey Mantle
1964 Topps Stand-Ups Mickey Mantle
$15,000