Costs of Products and Values in 1963:
Stamp 5 cents
Hersey's Bar 5 cents
Gallon of gas 25 cents
Average American salary $5,623
Average price of a new home was $12,650
National minimum wage $1.25
Pay phone call 5 cents
Hersey's Bar 5 cents
Gallon of gas 25 cents
Average American salary $5,623
Average price of a new home was $12,650
National minimum wage $1.25
Pay phone call 5 cents
Major Events
Notable births: Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Mike Meyers, Conan O'Brien and Helen Hunt
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and The March on Washington on August 28, 1963
The Equal Pay Act was enacted
Deaths of Robert Frost, Patsy Cline and President John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and The March on Washington on August 28, 1963
The Equal Pay Act was enacted
Deaths of Robert Frost, Patsy Cline and President John F. Kennedy