By the Numbers in 1963
World Population
—
UK Life Expectancy
55.2 years
US Life Expectancy
55.7 years
Gold Price (per oz)
$35.47
Dow Jones Index
683
US National Debt
—
Sovereign Nations
101
How Much Did Things Cost in 1963?
| Item | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | £3,160 | $13,100 |
| Average salary | £850 | $5,800 |
| Pint of milk | 5d | $0.13 |
| Loaf of bread | 6½d | $0.22 |
| Dozen eggs | 3s 10d | $0.55 |
| Pint of beer | 1s 4d | $0.31 |
| Gallon of petrol/gas | 4s 9d | $0.30 |
| Cinema ticket | 3s 3d | $0.75 |
Technology and Inventions in 1963
Instant replay appeared on television for the first time. Touch-tone telephones were introduced, and the compact audio cassette began to change how people consumed music. Computers were still vast room-filling machines but were becoming essential in business and science.
- ● Push-button touch-tone telephones were introduced by Bell System
- ● Instant replay was used on TV for the first time during an Army-Navy football game
- ● Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6
- ● The compact audio cassette was introduced by Philips at the Berlin Radio Show
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