How many years ago was 1964?

How long ago was 1964?

To put into perspective how long ago 1964 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1964 is now 81 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1964 are now 73–79 years old.
• Six decades have passed since then.
• The assassination of JFK had occurred only one years previously.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 89 inches since 1964.
• There have been roughly 3,120 weekends since then.
• Names such as the Rolling Stones, Dustin Hoffman, Sonny & Cher, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Janis Joplin were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "There I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles, "She Loves You" by The Beatles, "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles, "Hello Dolly" by Louis Armstrong, and "My Guy" by Mary Wells.
• Films such as "Goldfinger", "My Fair Lady", "Mary Poppins", "Topkapi", "A Shot in the Dark", and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" were playing at movie theaters in 1964.
• Nobody knew what a lava lamp was.
• The Earth has travelled 270 billion miles through space since 1964.
• Video game consoles did not exist in 1964.
• Buttons on phones were relatively new.
• Pocket calculators didn't exist.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 150 centimeters since 1964.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 120–180 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 240 seasons of weather.
• Winston Churchill was still alive.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1964.
• "Gilligan's Island" and "Shindig!" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.