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20 March 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected]
Lyndon B. Johnson37th Vice President of the United StatesServed from Jan. 20, 1961 to Nov. 22, 1963(ascended to President upon Kennedy’sassassination)
John F. Kennedy35th President of the United States
Served from Jan. 20, 1961 to Nov. 22, 1963
“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the menit remembers.” — John F. Kennedy
World news• Cuban Missile Crisis,
Oct. 15 to Nov. 20, when USSRs plans to deploy missiles to Cuba brings the world to the brink of world war, the U.S. blockades Cuba and the USSR agrees to dismantle Soviet silos
• The UN General Assembly passes a resolution condemn-ing South Africa’s racist apartheid poli-cies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation
• East German border guards shoot attempted escapee Peter Fechter and leave him to die on the Berlin Wall
• Air France Boeing 707 crashes on take-off at Orly Airport in Paris
• Algeria gains independence from France
• Jamaica gains independence from Great Britain
U.S. news• Marilyn Monroe is
found dead on Aug. 5 after apparently over-dosing on sleep-ing pills
• Rioting on University of Missis-sippi campus follow-
ing Black student James Meredith attempting to enroll ending when federal troops and marshals take control
• The U.S. Navy SEALs are created on January 1 as the U.S. Navy’s princi-pal special operations force. The spe-
cial force was in existence prior dating back to WWII when the Navy
“Scouts and Raiders” was formed.
• The first Wal-Mart discount store is opened
by Sam Walton in Benton-ville, Arkansas
Technology• The first U.S. rocket Ranger IV
lands on the moon• John H. Glenn Jr. becomes the
first American to orbit the earth dur-ing Friendship 7 orbit
• Telstar relays the first live
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1962 FordThunderbird Roadster
trans-Atlantic televi-sion signal
• Air Force investigates using lasers to intercept mis-
siles• 90% of U.S. households
own a TV set• Britain and France agree
to develop the Concorde• The first use of silicone
breast implants by Houston plastic surgeons
Sports• Superbowl: Packers
over the Giants, 16 to 7• NBA Finals: Boston
Celtics defeated Lakers 4 games to 3
Popular culture• 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
• John Carson begins as presenter for
The Tonight Show
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1962 ChevyCorvette
remember when...
1962 Chrysler300G
• Income per year ...... $5,556• Minimum wage .......... $1.25• New house ........... $12,500• Monthly rent ................ $110• New car ................... $3,125• Gallon of gas ................. 28¢• Dozen eggs ................... 32¢• Gallon of milk ................. 54¢• Loaf of bread ................. 20¢• First-class stamp ............. 4¢• Movie ticket ................... 50¢
AVERAGE COSTOF LIVING
Popular films• West Side Story
• Spartacus• Lawrence of Arabia
• To Kill a Mockingbird• Mutiny on the Bounty
• Dr. No• Lolita
• Gypsy
Popular music• “Stranger on the Shore,” Mr.
Acker Bilk• “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” Ray
Charles• “Mashed Potato Time,” Dee Dee
Sharp• “Roses Are Red,” Bobby Vinton• “The Stripper,” David Rose• “Johnny Angel,”
Shelly Fabares• “The Loco-Mo-
tion,” Little Eva• “Let Me In,”
Sensations• “The Twist,”
Chubby Checker• “Soldier Boy,”
Shirelles
Popular TV shows• Beverly Hillbillies• The Virginian• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour• McHale’s Navy• Combat!• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson• The Saint
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Born this year• Jim Carrey• Steve Carell• Jodie Foster• Demi Moore• Matthew Broderick
• Ally Sheedy
BORN THIS YEAR: Above right: Tom Cruise.Above left: Ralph Fiennes, Joan Cusack,
Wesley Snipes and Gina Gershon.
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