Each year features 100 facts regarding music, movies, sport, news, culture etc. See sample page below.
1964
81. G.M.H. (General Motors Holden) announced highest profit ever reported by any company in Australia of £19.2 million.
82. THE SHARPIE, a permanent marker, was introduced in the US.
83. GOMER PYLE USMC, starring Jim Nabors, began on US television.
84. AUSTRALIA won six gold medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
85. BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS had their debut hit with Poison Ivy.
86. POLO PRINCE won the Melbourne Cup.
87. TIM TAM biscuits went on sale in Australia.
88. MARGARET SMITH (Court) won the women’s title for the fifth year in a row in the Australian Championship.
89. MANFRED MANN had their first hit in Australia with Do Wah Diddy Diddy.
90. IAN TURPIE, aged 20, released Decimal Point, a pop song aimed to help Australians with the introduction of decimal currency that was coming in 1966.
91. Hawthorn’s JOHN PECK topped the VFL goalkicking list for the second year in a row with 68 goals.
92. THE AUSTRALIAN, Australia’s first daily newspaper, began publication in Canberra.
93. THE MUNSTERS, starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo, began on US television.
94. SONNY BONO, 29, married his 17 year old girlfriend CHER in Tijuana.
95. For one week the BEATLES held the top six positions on the 2UE Top 40 singles chart.
96. BRUT cologne was launched by Faberge.
97. COL JOHNSTON won the Australian PGA Championship for the second year in a row.
98. DAWN FRASER broke her own world record for 100m freestyle at 58.5 seconds.
99. REG LINDSAY’s National Country Music Hour began on television. (Australia’s first national country music show.)
100. FORD MUSTANG was introduced in America to attract the youth market.
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