It is 100 years since Madge Stevens was born

May 02, 2009

It is 100 years since Madge Stevens was born - Pt 17

Madge, Aunt Nana and Shirley in photo dated in the margin as Jul 62. Notes on the back of the various photos; "We three gals in Toronto", "Note my lovely Christmas skirt and birthday sweater. Thank you very much, on our way to a garden party".
In 1962, Polaroid introduces color film prints, which develop in 60-sec. Wal Mart and Kmart opens in North America, Telstar relays the first live trans- Atlantic television signal, Cuban missile crisis pits JFK against Khrushchev amid fears of a nuclear war. 1962 Songs. and events from 1964

10 Aug 1963, 11th grandchild, David (David & Heather’s 3rd)

01 Nov 1963?, (note from Wendy) In the metal box I found some notes Grama had made on a BOAC airfare/schedule sheet with the dates November 1 - March 8. There was no year but I remember President Kennedy died on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 pm.

Other Events; Compact audio cassette players and recorders introduced, Coca Cola releases its first diet drink TaB Cola, First James Bond film ‘Dr. No’ released, The Great Train Robbery occurs in England in August, the BBC introduce the ‘Dr. Who’ television series, Trans Canada DC8 crashes near Montreal killing all on board (the worst air disaster for many years in Canada)
1963 Songs: Sugar Shack, He’s So Fine, Dominique, Hey Paula, Walk Like A Man. The Beatles release their first album ‘Please Please Me’