1963

  • The USSR launches the first woman,Valentina Tereshkova, into space on June 16 for 48 earth orbits.
     
  • American astronaut Gordon Cooper orbits the earth 22 times on May 15-16 in spacecraft “Faith 7”.
     
  • Nuclear weapons test ban treaty signed.

Valentina Tereshkova after landing.

Other Facts from 1963

President: John F. Kennedy
and Lyndon Johnson

 

 

Average annual income

$5,807

New car

$3,233

Loaf of  bread

$0.22

Gallon of milk

$1.04

Gallon of gas

$0.29

 

 

Dow Jones Average  646 to 767

Songs From 1962

  “Blue Velvet”
  “Days of Wine and Roses”
  “Puff The Magic Dragon”