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”