Some Memorable Events in the Year I was Born
Sports
NFL: Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants 31-16
NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers Series: 4-0
NCAA Football: Syracuse Record: 11-0-0
Heisman Trophy: Billy Cannon, lsu, HB points: 1,929
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Series: 4-1
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox Series: 4-2
Top Songs
1."Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" ... The Platters
2."Stagger Lee" ... Lloyd Price
3."Venus" ... Frankie Avalon
4."Come Softly to Me" ... The Fleetwoods
5."The Happy Organ" ... Dave "Baby" Cortez
6."Kanas City" ... Wilbert Harrison
7."The Battle of New Orleans" ... Johnny Horton
8."Lonely Boy" ... Paul Anka
9."A Big Hunk O' Love" ... Elvis Presley
10."The Three Bells" ... The Browns
Top Movies
1. Auntie Mame
2. Shaggy Dog
3. Some Like It Hot
4. Imitation of Life
5. The Nun's Story
6. Anatomy of a Murder
7. North by Northwest
8. Rio Bravo
9. Sleeping Beauty
10. Some Came Running
Most Popular Television Shows
1. Gunsmoke (CBS)
2. Wagon Train (NBC)
3. Have Gun Will Travel (CBS)
4. The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
5. The Red Skeleton Show (CBS)
6. Father Knows Best (CBS)
7. 77 Sunset Strip (ABC)
8. The Price is Right (NBC)
9. Wanted: Dead or Alive (CBS)
10. Perry Mason (CBS)
Academy Awards
Best Picture: "Ben-Hur"
Best Director: William Wyler ... "Ben-Hur"
Best Actor: Charlton Heston ... "Ben- Hur"
Best Actress: Simone Signoret ... "Room at the Top"
Grammy Awards
Record of the Year: "Mack the Knife" ... Bobby Darin
Song of the Year: "The Battle of New Orleans" ... Jimmy Driftwood
Album of the Year: "Come Dance with Me" ... Frank Sinatra
Male Vocalist: Frank Sinatra ... "Come Dance with Me"
Female Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald ... "But Not for Me"
Misc.
St. Lawrence sea way opens
Alaska and Hawaii admitted into the union as the 49th and 50th states
Castro Takes over in Cuba
Yes this all happened in 1959:Q