{uZa}Amok wrote:
1962...what a year!
1962 the cars continued to evolve as more compacts appeared and sold well in the US. The Cold War continued to worsen when the Russians placed Ballistic Missiles on Cuban land just 90 miles away from the coast of Florida in and JFK called the bluff by threatening war unless they were removed which they were but for a short time the world was on the brink of nuclear war and self destruction. The president then set a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade and became more involved in politics in Southeast Asia by training South Vietnamese pilots. Folk music was evolving into protest music thanks to young artists like Bob Dylan and the birth of Surfing music by the beach boys grew in popularity meanwhile in England the Beatles record the single "Love Me Do". The new hit on TV for that year was "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the first of the James Bond movies "Dr No" was an instant success, some of the other movies released included "Spartacus" and "El Cid".
How Much things cost in 1962
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.20%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 652
Average Cost of new house $12,500.00
Average Income per year $5,556.00
Average monthly rent $110.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard University $1,520.00
All Wheel Drive Scout off road $2,150.00
Renault Imported car $1,395.00
Average Cost of a new car $3,125.00
Eggs per dozen 32 cents
Gas per Gallon 28 cents
Factory Workers Average Take Home Pay with 3 dependents $94.87
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 2,950
New Ford Cortina 591
* Cuban Missile Crisis when USSR plans to deploy Missiles in Cuba brings the world to the brink of world war, the US blockades Cuba and the USSR agrees to dismantle Soviet Silos
* Heavy storm flood on Germany's North Sea coast, mainly around Hamburg, more than 300 people die, thousands losing their homes
* A U.S. embargo ordered by President Kennedy goes into effect on all imports from Cuba including tobacco, seafood, fruits and vegetables
* Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the 1962 World Cup
* The first US rocket Ranger IV lands on the moon on April 26th
* First Ever Flavored Crisps / Chips sold Salt and Vinegar
* Marilyn Monroe is found dead on August 5th after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills
* The First Wal-Mart discount store is opened by by Sam Walton in Bentonville Arkansas
* The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation
* Burundi Gains Independence From Belgium
* East German Border Guards shoot attempted escaper Peter Fechter and leave him to die on the Berlin Wall
* The first Kmart department store opens in Garden City, Michigan
* Air France Boeing 707 crashes on take-off at Orly Airport in Paris
* John H. Glenn, Jr., becomes first American to orbit the earth during Friendship 7 orbit.
* Oral Polio Vaccine developed by Albert Sabin given to millions of children to combat Polio
* Rioting on University of Mississippi campus following Black student James Meredith attempting to enroll ending when federal troops and U.S. marshals take control.
* Algeria Gains Independence From France
* Jamaica Gains Independence From Great Britain
* Brazil wins the 1962 World Cup in Chili
* Beatles Turned Down By Decca Records
# Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"
# Andy Warhol's famous painting of a can of soup
# Beverly Hill Billies is on TV
# The Dick Van Dyke show on TV
# Johnny Carson begins as presenter for The Tonight Show
Popular Films
* West Side Story
* Spartacus
* El Cid
* Lawrence of Arabia
* To Kill a Mockingbird
Popular Singers
* The Beatles
* Bob Dylan
* Chubby Checker
* Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
* Neil Sedaka
* Roy Orbison
* Shirley Bassey
What do you remember ? was this the year you graduated ?, what music was being played the year you were born?
Born This Year
Joan Cusack October 11th
Evander Holyfield October 19th
Demi Moore November 11th
Jodie Foster November 19th
Technology 1962
* 12 European countries form European Space Agency
* Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal
* US Airforce investigates using lasers to intercept missiles
* 90% of US households own a Television Set
* Britain and France agree to develop the Concorde
* The first use of silicone breast implants by Houston plastic surgeons
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Communication Satellite USA Telstar
Venus Probe USA Mariner 2 - the first planetary probe
LEDs USA Light Emitting Diodes - used for displays
Sry again 
...kidding. 