I misread; thought you meant all in the same year. I know Maris was '61 and Khrushchev was right around there - maybe '62? Ringo was probably around '63?
I remember: the flag, Khrushchev (I think), Maris for sure my dad was a huge Mantle fan, Ringo no way, not till 64 and I do remember them then, I can still see myself during a trip to Rapid City talking about them with some cousins. Glenn I do remember, never saw Howdy Doody, Joe and Marilyn, not born then, O'hair, not something I would have cared about enough to remember even if I heard about it. Parents then didn't talk about that stuff in front of kids. At least mine didn't.?ÿ?ÿ
Pete Best was the original Beatles drummer (once they took the name) who left the group in '62.?ÿ That's when Richard Starkey took over the slot as drummer.
I 'm sure I heard about Sputnik but it didn't make much of an impression on me at the time.
I remember going out to see the Echo balloon the US put up as the first experimental communication relay satellite (passive reflector). There were two Collins Radio ground stations near here that were part of the experiments. Those were still visible although inactive in the 1970's. A road is named Echo Hill Rd in commemoration.
The first time I remember hearing the term Sputnik was when a BIG kid, four years old than me, said he could move faster than Sputnik.?ÿ That meant nothing to me.?ÿ Sort of like saying he was slower than molasses in January.?ÿ Does anyone sit around outside in January attempting to pour molasses out of a bottle??ÿ No.?ÿ So how do we know how slow that is?
