Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Come See About Me" by The Supremes
In the UK:
"I Feel Fine" by The Beatles
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Dr. Paul Carlson
(TIME Cover: December the 4th, 1964)
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Famous people born on the 19th of December: |
1554 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
1683 - Philip V of Spain (d. 1746)
1714 - John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
1915 - Édith Piaf, French singer and actress (d. 1963)
1941 - Maurice White, American singer and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1958 - Limahl, British singer (Kajagoogoo)
1972 - Alyssa Milano, American actress
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1964 |
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Jean-Paul Sartre
1905-1980
for his work which, rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age
France
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1964 (USA) |
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$0.54 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1964 |
My Fair Lady
directed by George Cukor
with Rex Harrison (Professor Henry Higgins), Stanley Holloway (Alfred P. Doolittle) and Gladys Cooper (Mrs. Higgins)
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Designed in 1964 |
The Telephone 'Grillo'
by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper |
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