PART I: 1946 into the 1950s
This is our tale, the story of the members of the Class of 1964 - sort of. It's not about what happened to so-and-so, or who did what in high school. But it is about the world we once lived in, from the time we were born, until the summer of 1964. Fifty-five years later, if once in a while we look back at that world, it's only natural to wonder if we've forgotten anything. After all, day by day, year after year, we've probably had to deal with more "little changes" in the world around us than any previous American generation.
Hmmmpf, you say, you remember things just fine. Let's see if that's true. Although this little quasi-history is not specifically about sports, we'll start with a baseball question, because lots of us grew up watching it and hearing about it. It would be impossible to forget the New York teams of 50s and 60s, right? In the nineteen seasons from 1946 through 1964, the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees regularly were among baseball's best. As a group they compiled astoundingly high numbers of World Series victories and appearances. Question: Which MLB team got both World Series victories that book-ended those years?
Answer: In 1946, and again in 1964, the Series winner was... the Cardinals!
Hmmmmmmm...
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