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1959 in Review
... or "What was it like in the old days?"

 
— Top 40 Tunes —
 
1 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
2 Kansas City - Wilbur Harrison
3 What'd I Say - Ray Charles
4 16 Candles - the Crests
5 A Teenager In Love - Dion and the Belmonts
6 I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
7 Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny
8 It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton
9 There Goes My Baby - Drifters
10 Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods
11 Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips
12 Donna - Ritchie Valens
13 Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka
14 ('Til) I Kissed You - Everly Brothers
15 Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke
16 Heartaches By The Number - Guy Mitchell
17 A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley
18 Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods
19 Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
20 (Sorry) I Ran All The Way Home - the Impalas
21 Red River Rock - Johnny and the Hurricans
22 My Happiness - Connie Francis
23 Poison Ivy - Coasters
24 Misty - Johnnie Mathis
25 La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
26 Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
27 Along Came Jones - Coasters
28 Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
29 Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson
30 Back In The U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
31 High Hopes - Frank Sinatra
32 Turn Around - Harry Belafante
33 Personality - Lloyd Price
34 Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha - Sam Cooke
35 Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers
36 Hushabye - the Mystics
37 Charlie Brown - Coasters
38 Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
39 Bongo Rock - Preston Epps
40 The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez
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— On TV —
 
77 Sunset Strip • Alfred Hitchcock Presents • The Bob Cummings Show • Dinah Shore Chevy Show • The Donna Reed Show • Edward R. Murrow
Father Knows Best • Gunsmoke • Omnibus • Peter Gunn • Phil Silvers Show • Playhouse 90 • Rifleman • Seahunt • Sid Caesar's Hour • The Jack Benny Show
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— News & Events —
 
Fidel Castro's reign over Cuba began • Representatives of twelve nations agreed to preserve the world's last undeveloped continent. The Antarctic Treaty, signed on December 1, 1959, made the continent a military- free zone reserved for cooperative scientific research • Oklahoma legalizes alcoholic beverages after 51 years • Alaska and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states • Pantyhose are introduced • U.S. restores full citizenship to Japanese-Americans who were interned during WWII. • U.S. Steel Workers strike for 116 days • Mason City, Iowa, February 3, 1959 a tour plane crashed immortalizing Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. The tragedy marked the end of rock 'n' roll's first wave of creativity. • Herbert Stempel, former champion on the TV quiz show "Twenty- One", was given the answers to questions, told which questions to miss, and coached in presentation.
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— Other Stuff —
 
 
  1. THE HOTTIES;  Marily Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Annette Funicello, Kim Novak and Lana Turner
  2. "THE QUOTE":  "You've just crossed over into the Twlight Zone." Rod Sterling, narrating The Twilight Zone
  3. MISS AMERICA:  Terry Huntingdon - Miss California
  4. THE SCANDALL:  Airplane Celebrity Death: (February 3rd) Buddy Holly, ritchie Valens, Big Bopper - This was the day the Music Died.
  5. MYSTERIOUS DEATH:  T.V. Star George Reeves - gunshot wound - murder or suicide?
  6. NERD NEWS: Integrated Circuit invented
  7. MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS GIFTS:  Barbie Doll - Game "Risk"
  8. WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:  Los Angeles Dodgers
  9. NFL CHAMPIONS: Baltimore Colts
  10. NBA CHAMPIONS: Boston Celtics
  11. STANLEY CUP CHAMPS: Montreal Canadiens
  12. U.S. GOLF: Billy Casper
  13. U.S. TENNIS (MENS/LADIES): Neale Fraser/Maria Bueno
  14. WIMBLEDON (MENS/LADIES):  Alex Olmedo/Maria Bueno
  15. NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS:  Syracuse
  16. NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS:  California
  17. KENTUCKY DERBY:  Tomy Lee
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