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World Series Champions: St. Louis Cardinals
NFL Champions: Cleveland Browns
AFL Champions: Buffalo Bills
NBA Champions: Boston Celtics
Stanley Cup Champs: Toronto Maple Leafs
U.S. Open Golf Ken Venturi
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Roy Emerson/Maria Bueno
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Roy Emerson/Maria Bueno
NCAA Football Champions: Alabama & Arkansas & Notre Dame
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA
Kentucky Derby: Northern Dancer
Sports Hero:  
The Hotties: Jayne Mansfield, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Annette Funicello, Kim Novak
The Heartthrob(s):  
"The Quote" "Skipper!" - Gilligan
Miss America: Donna Axum (El Dorado, AR)
Miss USA: Bobbie Johnson (District of Colombia)
The Scandal: Audrey Hepburn did not get an Oscar nomination for her performance in My Fair Lady. Marni Nixon did the singing, so the Academy figured it was "half a performance".

Pop Star Death: Sam Cooke (murder, he was apparently drunk and there was a misunderstanding)

U.S. paper currency is made Legal Tender for all Debts, Public and Private. According to the U.S. Constitution, it must be backed by gold. It isn't anymore.
Nerd News: Robert Moog develops his first electronicmusic synthesizer. RCA created the first music sythesizer in 1953.
The BASIC (Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) computer language is created.
The Habit:  
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)
Best Film Oscar Winner: My Fair Lady
1964 Billboard
Number One Songs

December 7, 1963 - January 3, 1964:
Dominique - The Singing Nun

January 4 - January 31:
There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton

February 1 - March 20:
I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

March 21 - April 3:
She Loves You - The Beatles

April 4 - May 8:
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles

May 9 - May 15:
Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong

May 16 - May 29:
My Guy - Mary Wells

May 30 - June 5:
Love Me Do - The Beatles

June 6 - June 26:
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups

June 27 - July 3:
A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon

July 4 - July 17:
I Get Around - The Beach Boys

July 18 - July 31:
Rag Doll - The Four Seasons

August 1 - August 14:
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

August 15 - August 21:
Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin

August 22 - September 14:
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

September 5 - September 25:
The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

September 26 - October 16:
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

October 17 - October 30:
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

October 31 - November 27:
Baby Love - The Supremes

November 28 - December 4:
Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las

December 5 - December 11:
Ringo - Lorne Greene

December 12 - December 18:
Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton

December 19 - December 25:
Come See About Me - The Supremes

December 26, 1964 - January 15, 1965:
I Feel Fine - The Beatles

*Mr. Potato Head first appeared in 1952

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