▸ the soundtrack of
Class of 1962
High School
1958–1962The lunch table, the hallway crush, the parking lot.
First Car
1960–1962Windows down, volume up, finally free.
College Years
1962–1966Dorm rooms, road trips, and figuring it out.
Early Adulthood
1967–1971First apartment, first heartbreak, first paycheck.
30-year reunion
1992
Generation
Baby Boomer
You'd be about
82
🔙 The world when you walked the stage
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 Class of 1962?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
💬 Memories from the Class of 1962
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📸 Your Class of 1962 card
A neon card of your class's year — post it to your reunion group or tag your class.
👥 Find your class
The people who came up on the same songs are hanging out right now.
🎓 Class of 1962 gear
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