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Then and Now
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1960
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2001
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NHL Teams |
6 |
30 |
100 Meter Sprint Record |
10.25 sec. |
9.79 sec. |
Marathon Record |
2:15:16 |
2:05:42 |
High Jump Record |
7'3" |
8'0" |
Motorcycle Speed Record |
210 mph |
322 mph |
Colour televisions per household |
0% |
99% |
Telephones per household |
85% |
99% |
Life Expectancy: |
71 |
80 |
Urban % of Population |
69 |
78 |
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Tops of the 1960's:
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Top TV Show |
The Beverly Hillbillies |
Highest Grossing Film |
The Sound of Music (1965) |
Most Best Actor / Actress Oscars |
Katharine Hepburn & Elizabeth Taylor (2) |
Most Oscars |
West Side Story (10) |
Top Single |
I Want To Hold Your Hand by the Beatles (1964) |
Top Album |
White Album by the Beatles (1968) |
Top Musical Act |
The Beatles |