1961 Fun Facts
  • Chubby Checker had everyone doing the latest dance craze "The Twist".
  • Disney Studios has a new film hit "101 Dalmations".
  • The Canadian Television Network (CTV) begins operation
  • Minimum wage in the U.S. raised to $1.15 per hour.
  • U.S. makes airline hijacking a federal offense..
  • ABC's Wide World Of Sports is introduced.

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    On TV in 1961
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    Bonanza
    The Twilight Zone
    Gunsmoke
    The Flinstones
    Leave it to Beaver
    I Love Lucy
    Perry Mason
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Andy Griffith Show
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      

    Just Facts

    1961 US President John F. Kennedy

    US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson U.S

    Population - 183,169,000 

    New Births - 4,268,326 

    New Home (Avg. Cost) - $12,525 

    New Car (Avg. Cost) - $1,855  

    Gas (gallon) - $ .31 

    Stamp - $ .04 

    Steak ( lb.) - $1.12 

    Bread (Loaf) - $ .21 

    Milk (Quart) - $ .25  

    Per Capita Income - $ 2,330

    Immigrants - 71,,689


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