A LOOK AT THE YEAR 1958

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE...

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1958 TIMELINE

January: Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar.

February: First class mail goes from three to six cents per ounce.

March: Unemployment in the U.S. reaches highest mark since 1941.

April: In Georgia, Arnold Palmer wins the Masters golf title.

May: Pat O'Connor dies in a 13-car crash during the Indianapolis 500.

June: In Tokyo, Japanese break tradition, letting Prince Akihito choose his own bride.

July: In London, Queen Elizabeth gives Prince Charles the title of Prince of Wales.

August: An investigation into TV game shows begins.

September: Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson win U.S. tennis titles at Forest Hills in New York.

October: Forty-one million people visit the World's Fair in Brussels, Belgium.

November: At the U.S.Embassy in London, Vice President Nixon hosts Queen Elizabeth for Thanksgiving dinner.

December: The University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates.

1958 WORLD NEWS

France approves the creation of a new government, the Fifth Republic; voters name Charles deGaulle the new President..

Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the U.S.S.R.

Prince Charles, son of Elizabeth II and future husband of Diana, becomes the Prince of Wales.

President Eisenhower sends troops to Lebanon.

Venezuela imposes restrictions on U.S. oil companies.

Yemen announces it will join the United Arab Republic.

Rioters attack U.S. Vice-President Nixon in Venezuela.

1958 NATIONAL NEWS

The United States launches its first satellite.

Pizza Hut opens in Kansas City, MO.

Credit cards get a boost; American Express debuts, as does the BankAmericard, the forerunner of Visa.

Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army.

Governor Faubus shuts down Little Rock schools.

The United Press and the International News Service merg to form U.P.I.

The Natinal Advisory Council on Aeronautics is renamed NASA.

Union Square in San Francisco becomes a state historical landmark.

The Air Force Academy opens.

1958 TELEVISION FAVORITES

Wagon Train - NBC

The Rifleman - ABC

Maverick - ABC

1958 SPORTS NEWS

World Series Champion: New York Yankees

U.S. Open Golf: Tommy Bolt

Pro Football Champion: Baltimore Colts

Indianapolis 500 Winner: Jimmy Bryan/133.791 MPH

Stanley Cup Winner: Montreal Canadiens

NCAA Basketball Champion: Kentucky

College Football Champions: LSU & Iowa

Heisman Trophy Winner: Pete Dawkins from Army

1958 INTERESTING FACTS

President of the United States: Dwight Eisenhower

Vice President of the United States: Richard Nixon

Pulitzer Prize Winner: A Death In The Family by James Agee

Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Georges Henri Pire

Miss America: Marilyn Van Derbur (Denver, CO)

Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam T. Rayburn (D)

Life Expectancy: 69.6 Years

1958 COST OF LIVING

New House: $11,975

Average Income: $4,650 per year.

New Car: $2,155

Average Rent: $95 per month

Tuition to Harvard University: $1,000 per year

Movie Ticket: $1 each

Gasoline: 24 cents per gallon

United States Postage Stamp: 4 cents each

Granulated Sugar: 89 cents for 10 pounds

Vitamin D Milk: $1.01 per gallon

Ground Coffee: 93 cents per pound.

Bacon: 62 cents per pound

Eggs: 28 cents per dozen

Fresh Ground Hamburger: 57 cents per pound

Fresh Baked Bread: 19 cents per loaf

1958 BIRTH NOTICES

February 5: Jennifer Jason Leigh (Actress)

March 10: Sharon Stone (Actress)

April 3: Alec Baldwin (Actor)

June 8: Keenen Ivory Wayans (Entertainer)

June 15: Wade Boggs (Baseball Player)

August 16: Madonna (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone - Singer/Actress)

August 29: Michael Jackson (Singer)

October 17: Alan Jackson (Country Singer)

1958 MUSIC

The Witch Doctor - by David Seville

Yakety Yak - by The Coasters

The Purple People Eater - by Sheb Wooley

Tequila - by the Champs (instrumental)

Don't - by Elvis Presley

Get a Job - by the Silhouettes

It's Only Make Believe - by Conway Twitty

All I have to Do Is Dream - by the Everly Brothers

At the Hop - By Danny & The Juniors

Little Star - by The Elegants

1958 MOVIES

Gigi - Academy Award Winner

Vertigo

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

A Night to Remember

The Fly