1963 Top Thirteen

1. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - 12-63
2. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You - 11-63
3. Kathy Kirby - Secret Love - 11-63
4. Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You - 04-63
5. The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over - 12-63
6. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret - 05-63
7. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me - 09-63
8. The Bachelors - Charmaine - 03-63
9. The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry - 02-63
10. Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday - 02-63
11. Rick Nelson - Fools Rush In - 11-63
12. Gene Pitney - Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa - 12-63
13. The Chiffons - He's So Fine - 05-63

And the ones that got away:
The Ronettes - Be My Baby - 10-63
Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin' In The Wind - 11-63
The Singing Nun - Dominique - 12-63
Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone - 10-63
The Beatles - She Loves You - 08-63
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron - 06-63
The Springfields - Island Of Dreams - 02-63
The Surfaris - Wipe Out - 08-63
Mel Tormé - Coming Home Baby - 01-63
Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - 02-63

1960s Timeline of Inventions and Scientific Events

This was very much the age of the space-race, with huge investment in the technology required to get a man into space, and many advances in miniaturisation thanks to the first silicon chip.

1960
Artificial sun tanning cream is developed.
Jan 1: The USS George Washington, a state-of-the-art nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned.
Apr 1: Tiros 1, the first weather satellite, is launched.
May 16: Theodore Maiman used a synthetic ruby to produce a laser.
Aug 25: A Halogen Lamp which could fit into a standard lightbulb socket was invented by a general electric engineer, Fredrick Moby.

1961
The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, run by eight nuclear reactors, is commissioned by the US Navy.
Jan 31: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launches into space a capsule containing a chimpanzee, and successfully recovers the animal.
Feb 6: Texas Instruments files a patent for the first “Solid Circuit” silicon chip used in electronics, invented by Jack Kilby.
Apr 1: Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin is the first Russian launched into space.
Apr 23: The first industrial robot arm was used in a die-casting factory.
Apr 25: The first patent for an integrated circuit awarded to Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductors.
May 5: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. is the first American launched into space.

1962
Kelvinator produces a dishwasher that employs high-frequency sound waves, rather than soap and water.
Feb 14: Space War Video Game Realeased. This was the first computer game invented by Steve Russell, and the team took 200 hours to write the game.
Jun 16: Cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova is the first woman in space.
Jun 19: The first compact audio cassette tape released by Philips in the Netherlands.
Dec 14: The U.S. scientific space probe Mariner 2 reaches Venus 109 days after its launch.

1963
The USS Atlantis II clearly photographs the ocean floor.
Oct 27: Video Disk invented by Dr. David Paul Gregg - a camera which could store several minutes’ worth of images onto an optical video disk.

1964
IBM produces a new product, the word processor, a hybrid of the typewriter and computer.
May 1: BASIC (early computer language) invented by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.
Aug 5: Congress establishes the National Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress, to analyze the impact of automation on unemployment.

1965
A computer at the New York Stock Exchange answers questions over the telephone using an artificial voice.
Traffic control in Chicago, New York, and Detroit becomes computerized
Jan 1: The first soft contact lens (invented by Kevin Tuohy in 1948) available.
Feb 17: Ranger 8, a moon probe, blasts off into space and sends back more than seven thousand images of the moon's surface before crashing into the lunar Sea of Tranquillity.
Jul 15: Mariner 4 sends the first close-up photographs of Mars.
Aug 5: Kevlar invented by Stephanie Kwolek - five times stronger than the same weight of steel.
Aug 17: Compact Disk: the optical digital technology was initially met with scepticism, as people didn't believe sound could be digitized.

1966
Jun 2: Sorcerer I makes the first soft landing on the moon.
July: Fibre Optics proposed in England by Charles Keo and George Hockham. This study first theorized about using glass fibres to implement optical communication, the ideas (especially structural features and materials) described are the basis of today's optical fibre communications.
Sep 1: 1st video game that could be displayed on TV - Television engineer Ralph Baer created "The Brown Box."

1967
Computer keyboards are developed, allowing immediate access between the operator and the computer.
RCA develops a compact television camera weighing just over two pounds.
A cordless, battery-powered telephone is developed.
A solar-powered house is built.
Mar 1: The first overseas direct telephone dialling begins.
Aug 25: First Handheld calculator invented by Texas Instruments.

1968
Scientists use radar to map the surface of Venus.
The picosecond, the smallest period of time detectable, is measured at Bell Laboratories.
Jan 1: First RAM chip - random-access memory allowed data to be accessed randomly, not just in the sequence it was recorded.
Aug 16: The Poseidon 3, a new missile that can be launched from submarines, is tested.
Oct 11: Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight, begins a seven-day mission.
Dec 9: First computer mouse publicly unveiled in 1968 by the inventor, Douglas C. Engelbart.

1969
William Ducie and Tom Parry Jones developed and marketed the first electronic breathalyser. The Road Safety Act 1967 introduced the first legally enforceable maximum blood alcohol level for drivers in the UK and introduced the roadside breathalyser, made available to police forces across the country.
Jan 22: The Atomic Energy Commission announces completion of the world's largest superconducting magnet.
Jul 16: Apollo 11 is launched. This flight culminates in the landing of the first human on the surface of the moon.
Sep 2: Fred J. Gentile and Jack Wu Chang invented the ATM network and were recognized by the United States Patent Office. The first ATM in the United States was installed in Rockville Centre, New York.
Oct 29: The first documented ARPANET connection was from UCLA to SRI. The ARPANET's technology and deployment laid the foundation for the development of the Internet.
Nov 18: Americans land on the moon for the second time in Apollo 12.

1962 Top Thirteen

1. Chris Montez - Let's Dance - 10-62
2. Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss - 08-62
3. Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - 08-62
4. Little Eva - The Loco-Motion - 09-62
5. B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker - 04-62
6. Ray Charles - Your Cheatin' Heart - 12-62
7. Cliff Richard - The Young Ones - 01-62
8. Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again - 01-62
9. The Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain - 01-62
10. The Four Seasons - Sherry - 10-62
11. Dion - The Wanderer - 03-62
12.Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love - 02-62
13. Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September - 09-62

And the ones that got away:
Cliff Richard - Bachelor Boy - 12-62
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - 12-62
Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You - 06-62
Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away - 03-62
Frank Ifield - I Remember You - 07-62
Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby - 03-62
Bernard Cribbins - Right Said Fred - 07-62
Nat 'King' Cole - Let There Be Love - 08-62
Elvis Presley - Return To Sender - 11-62

1960s Sporting highlights

This was definitely the Aussie’s decade when it came to Wimbledon, with an astonishing number of all-Australian singles and doubles finals.
The World Snooker Championship, which had been played every year since 1927 (apart from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II) was not held between 1958 and 1963 due to declining interest from players.

Rod Laver / Roy Emerson

1960
The Grand National hit British TV screens live for the first time ever in its 114th year. The steeplechase was won by nine-year-old Merryman II, who, at odds of 13/2, became the first clear favourite to win for 33 years.
The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Neale Fraser beating Rod Laver, and the women’s saw Brazilian Maria Bueno defeat South African Sandra Reynolds.
David Broome (Show jumper) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Don Thompson (Athlete).
Aussie Kel Nagle won the British Open Golf Championship, beating American Arnold Palmer.
A new Eurovision television circuit meant the Rome Olympics reached a greater worldwide television audience than ever before. While Anita Lonsborough and David Broome won gold for Britain, perhaps the most enduring domestic memory of the games is Don Thompson, who prepared for the heat by training in his bathroom and triumphed in the 50 kilometres walk.

1961
The Wimbledon all-British women’s final saw Angela Mortimer beating Christine Truman, and the men’s saw Aussie Rod Laver defeat American Chuck McKinley.
Stirling Moss (Formula One) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Billy Walker (Boxer).
American Arnold Palmer won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Welshman Dai Rees.

1962
The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Rod Laver beating Martin Mulligan, and the women’s saw American Karen Susman defeat Czech Vera Sukova.
Anita Lonsbrough (Swimmer) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Dorothy Hyman (Athlete).
American Arnold Palmer won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Aussie Bob Charles.
England were the only British side to reach the 1962 Football world cup finals. But Brazil knocked them out in the quarter finals and went home with the trophy.

1963
The Wimbledon men’s final saw American Chuck McKinley beating Australian Fred Stolle, and the women’s saw Aussie Margaret Smith defeat American Billie Jean Moffat.
Dorothy Hyman (Athlete) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Bobby McGregor (Swimmer).
Aussie Bob Charles won the British Open Golf Championship, beating American Phil Rodgers.
A left hook from British Boxer Henry Cooper floored Cassius Clay at Wembley in 1963. But Clay was saved by the bell and went on to triumph over Cooper.

1964
The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Roy Emerson beating Fred Stolle, and the women’s saw Brazilian Maria Bueno defeat Aussie Margaret Smith.
Mary Rand (Athlete) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Barry Briggs (Speedway).

John Pullman / Fred Davis

World Snooker champion was John Pullman (ENG), who beat Fred Davis (ENG), who had won it 8 times - his brother Joe won 15 times in the 1920s and 30s.
Tony Jacklin won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Aussie Bob Charles.
Olympic Games in Tokyo. Britain picked up a long jump double with Mary Rand picking up Great Britain's first ever gold in women's athletics and Lynn Davies upsetting the form book in the men's event. Ann Packer matched their achievements with a stunning run in the 800 metres.

1965
The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Roy Emerson beating Fred Stolle, and the women’s saw Aussie Margaret Smith defeat Brazilian Maria Bueno.
Tom Simpson (Cyclist) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Jim Clarke (Formula One).
World Snooker champion was John Pullman (ENG), who beat Rex Williams (ENG) and Fred Davis (ENG) in challenge matches.
Tony Jacklin won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Welshman Brian Huggett and Irishman Christy O’Connor Snr.

1966
The Wimbledon men’s final saw Spaniard Manuel Santana beating American Dennis Ralston, and the women’s saw American Billie Jean King (nee Moffat) defeat Brazilian Maria Bueno.

England 4-2 West Germany

Bobby Moore (Footballer) was voted Sports Personality of the Year , beating Barry Briggs (Speedway).
World Snooker champion was John Pullman (ENG), who beat Rex Williams (ENG), Fred Van Rensburg (SAF) and Fred Davis (ENG) in challenge matches.
American Jack Nicklaus won the British Open Golf Championship, beating American Doug Sanders and Welshman Dave Thomas.
Geoff Hurst hit a hat-trick as England clinched their only Football World Cup victory. England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley and the nation went wild.

1967
Wimbledon saw the first scheduled UK colour broadcast. The men’s final had Australian John Newcombe beating German Wilhelm Bungert, and the women’s saw American Billie Jean King defeat Brit Anne Jones.
Henry Cooper (Boxer) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Beryl Burton (Cyclist).
Tony Jacklin won the British Open Golf Championship, beating American Jack Nicklaus.
Celtic lifted the European Cup.

1968

Billie Jean King / Maria Bueno

The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Rod Laver beating Tony Roache, and the women’s saw American Billie Jean King defeat Aussie Judy Tegart.
David Hemery (Athlete) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Graham Hill (Formula One).
World Snooker champion was John Pullman (ENG), who beat Eddie Charlton (AUS).
Tony Jacklin won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Aussie Bob Charles and American Jack Nicklaus.
Mexico Olympics. They were broadcast live and in glorious colour, and largely due to the altitude, a total of 34 world and 38 Olympic records were set.
Bob Beamon broke the World Long jump record and American high jumper Dick Fosbury won gold with his 'flop' style that was to revolutionise the event and replace the conventional straddle technique. David Hemery broke the world record as he stormed to victory in the 400 metres hurdles.
Manchester United lifted the European Cup.

1969
The Wimbledon all-Australian men’s final saw Rod Laver beating John Newcombe, and the women’s saw Brit Anne Jones defeat American Billie Jean King.
Anne Jones (Tennis) was voted Sports Personality of the Year, beating Tony Jacklin (Golfer).
World Snooker champion was John Spencer (ENG), who beat Gary Owen (WAL).
Tony Jacklin won the British Open Golf Championship, beating Aussie Bob Charles.

1960s Women’s Fashions

In the early 60s saw a continuation of the 1950s fashion-wise, with skirt suits and coordinating accessories. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy epitomized this look during her husband’s short presidency. She was admired around the world for her put-together, lady-like look consisting of boxy skirt-suits like Givenchy suits, sheath and A-line dresses, and luxurious coats–all accessorized with white gloves, pearls, and a matching hat. Some common elements of her style included: pillbox hat, suits in pastel colours, short boxy-style jackets, shift dresses, oversized sunglasses, pearls.
The middle of the decade was very much influenced by the cultural phenomenon termed Swinging London which focused on youth, spotlighting music and fashion, the epicentre being the famous Carnaby Street. It brought us The Beatles and the miniskirt, Twiggy and The Who. The designer who led the way in the “youthquake” was Mary Quant who opened her first shop, Bazaar, on the King’s Road in Chelsea, London in 1955. Quant’s child-like, colourful designs appealed to teenagers and young people who had more disposable income than any generation before, differing from the stuffy looks of the older generation. Boutiques were groovy places where modern music played and young owners and customers collaborated on new looks that came only in small sizes.

By the late 1960s, more new styles and culture emerged, some heavily influenced by the space-race, putting man on the moon, others using way-out materials such as PVC. Skirts dipped back to mid-calf and, by 1969, the full-length maxi-skirt saw a move towards the “hippie” aesthetic. Suede, headbands, kaftans, Afghan coats, beads and other non-Western elements of adornment were embraced as were flowing skirts and second-hand clothing.