Once a year we take a moment to pause and reflect on the anniversary of 1962, a year that marked the history of the world.
Our President was John F. Kennedy and the following historical events marked this momentous year:
- The ongoing Cold War which saw the rise of the Cuban Missile Crisis and a near fatal conflict between the US and the Soviets
- The Space Race on the Mercury Program and John Glenn orbit around the Earth
- Civil Rights personality, James Meredith who became the first African-American to enroll at the University of Mississippi
- Rachel Carson who published Silent Spring and in turn gave rise to the modern environmentalist movement
- Andy Warhol who introduced Pop Art on his artwork of Campbell’s Soup Cans
- Wal-Mart opened
- Wilt Chamberlain who scored 100 points in a single National Basketball Association basketball game
- Jackie Kennedy who tool television viewers on a tour of the White House
It was also the year of great TV shows including:
- The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
- The Lucy Show
- Combat!
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- McHale’s Navy
- The Jetsons
And great films including:
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Lawrence of Arabia
- The Music Man and others
1962 was also the year of:
- Ray Charles where he went into country music
- Elvis Presley
- The Tornadoes, the first English group to have a #1 hit in the US
- The Beach Boys when surfin’ music was introduced
- The Four Seasons
- Neil Sedaka
- Little Eva with the Loco Motion
- Tony Bennett and how he left his heart in San Francisco
- The Drifters
- Brian Hyland
- Booker T. And the MGs
- Bruce Channel with his hit single Hey Baby
As well as music from folk artists like:
- Peter Paul and Mary
- Bob Dylan as he began his recording session in Columbia Records
- Roy Orbison
- The Beatles with their first single in the UK of Love Me Do
- Sam Cooke
- The Crystal’s
- Shelley Fabares
- Dion and much more.
