▸ the year you arrived
1962
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You will be 64 this year — a child of the '60s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1962
Your stats
Your generation
Baby Boomer
1962 belonged to
Dion
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
📰 Headlines
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- John Glenn orbits Earth
- Marilyn Monroe dies
- Telstar broadcasts live TV
- James Meredith integrates Ole Miss
💡 Tech & Firsts
- Telstar communications satellite
- Spacewar! video game
- First LED demonstrated
- Mariner 2 flies past Venus
- First Walmart and Kmart open
🏆 Sports
- Yankees win the World Series
- Packers win the NFL title
- Celtics win the NBA Finals
- Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
- Wilt scores 100 points
🤪 Crazes & fads
- The Watusi dance
- Mashed-potato dance
- Beehive hairdos
- Surf music takes off
- Skateboards (sidewalk surfing)
👖 Clothes
- Go-go boots emerge
- Shift dresses
- Pillbox hats
- White gloves
- A-line skirts
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 31¢/gal
- Stamp: 4¢
- Gallon of milk: ~49¢
- New car avg: ~$3,000
- Median home: ~$12,500
How well do you remember 1962?
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💬 Memories from 1962
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