Time Capsule High School Class of 1962
Key
Facts of 1962:
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President: John F. Kennedy
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Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cost of a gallon of gas: 31 cents
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Cost of a gallon of milk: 49 cents
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Cost of a dozen of eggs: 54 cents
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Cost of a new home: $18,200
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Cost of a first class postage stamp: 4
cents
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Unemployment: 6.7%
Notable
Inventions of 1962:
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The audio
cassette
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The fiber-tip pen
invented by Yukio Horie
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Spacewar, the
first computer video game invented
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Dow Corp invents
silicone breast implants
Time
Capsule for 1962:
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Following the placement of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba, President
Kennedy orders a blockade: Khruschev's agreement to dismantle and remove the missiles ends the world's
gravest nuclear confrontation.
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Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel for his role in the Nazi extermination
of six million Jews.
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John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the
earth.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that officially-sponsored prayer in public
schools is unconstitutional.
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James Meredith is the first black to enroll in the University of
Mississippi following federal intervention and white mob violence.
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Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson to win the world heavyweight
boxing championship.
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Green Bay Packers beats the New York Giants in the NFL championship
game.
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Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game for Philadelphia and
averages 50 points a game for the season.
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Boston Celtics win their 6th consecutive NBA
crown.
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Movies:
Marilyn Monroe dies at age 36 of a barbituate overdose. Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill A Mockingbird, How The West Was Won, The Longest Day, In
Search Of The Castaways and The Music Man are
box office winners.
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Top
Musical Artists of 1962 Were:
Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Brenda Lee, Connie
Francis, Dion, Joey Dee & The Starlighters, Bobby Darin, Dee Dee Sharp, The 4 Seasons, Jimmy Dean, Neil
Sedaka, The Shirelles, Brook Benton, Sam Cooke, Gene Pitney, Johnny Tillotson, Bobby Vinton, The Crystals, Burl
Ives
Top
Musical Artist Debuts:
Paul Simon, Gene Chandler, The Beach Boys, Jack Jones, Dee Dee Sharp,
Jay & The Americans, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bobby Vinton, The Orlons, Tommy Roe, The Supremes, Booker T.
& The MG's, Carole King, Marvin Gaye, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Goldsboro,
The Dells
Other
Musical Tidbits:
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