Time Capsule 1962

World news events

Soviet missile bases detected in Cuba; President Kennedy demands their removal. The confrontation is the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. ever come to war. Crisis is resolved when Soviets agree to remove Cuban missiles in exchange for removal of U.S. missiles in Turkey.
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann executed in Israel
U.S. establishes semi-permanent military presence in Vietnam
Pope John XXIII convenes the Second Vatican Council, which will modernize many practices of the Catholic Church when it concludes three years later
Algeria Granted Independence
Burundi Becomes Independent

Science & Technology

Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. becomes first American to achieve earth orbit; his Mercury 6 mission is followed by two other Mercury flights
Ranger IV first U.S. space probe to reach the moon, where it crash lands by design
Telstar becomes the first communications satellite intended for regular service; relays television signals between North America and Europe
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, bringing attention to a number of environmental crises for the first time
Morning sickness drug thalidomide found to be causing birth defects
Niels Bohr dies

Sports

NBA: Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-3
NCAA Football: USC Record: 11-0-0
Heisman Trophy: Terry Baker, oregon state, QB points: 707
Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks Series: 4-2
US Open Golf: Jack Nicklaus Score: 283* Course: Oakmont CC Location: Oakmont, PA (* playoff with arnold palmer)
World Cup: Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia Score: 3-1
World Series: New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants Series: 4-3

Movies

Spartacus
West Side Story
Lover Come Back
That Touch of Mink
El Cid
The Music Man
King of Kings
Hatari
The Flower Drum Song
The Interns

Academy Awards

Best Picture: "Lawrence of Arabia"
Best Director: David Lean ... "Lawrence of Arabia"
Best Actor: Gregory Peck ... "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Best Actress: Anne Bancroft ... "The Miracle Worker"

Most Popular Books

Fiction
1."Ship of Fools"... Katherine Anne Porter. Little, Brown
2."Dearly Beloved" ...Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Harcourt, Brace & World
3."A Shade of Difference"... Allen Drury. Doubleday
4."Youngblood Hawke"... Herman Wouk. Doubleday
5."Franny and Zooey" ...J. D. Salinger. Little, Brown
6."Fail-Safe"...Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. McGrawHill
7."Seven Days in May"...Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. Harper & Row
8."The Prize"... Irving Wallace. Simon & Schuster
9."The Agony and the Ecstasy"... Irving Stone. Doubleday
10. "The Reivers"... William Faulkner. Random House
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Nonfiction
1."Calories Don't Count" ...Dr. Herman Taller. Simon & Schuster
2."The New English Bible: The New Testament"... Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press
3."Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book: New Edition"... Meredith Publishing Co.
4."0 Ye Jigs & Juleps! "...Virginia Cary Hudson. Macmillan
5."Happiness Is a Warm Puppy"... Charles M. Schulz. Determined Productions
6."The Joy of Cooking: New Edition"... Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker. Bobbs-Merrill
7."My Life in Court"... Louis Nizer. Doubleday
8."The Rothschilds"...Frederic Morton. Atheneum Publishers
9."Sex and the Single Girl"...Helen Gurley Brown. Bernard Geis
10. "Travels with Charley"... John Steinbeck. Viking Press

Music

1. Miserlou - Dick Dale
2. Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers
3. Do You Love Me - Contours
4. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
5. You Belong To Me - Duprees
6. The Loco-motion - Little Eva
7. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
8. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
9. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
10. Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons
11. Party Lights - Claudine Clark
12. Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke
13. The Wah Watusi - the Orlons
14. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
15. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
16. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
17. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
18. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
19. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
20. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca
21. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
22. The Stripper - David Rose
23. Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
24. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
25. The Wanderer - Dion
26. Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
27. Green Onions - Booker T. and the MG's
28. Sherry - Four Seasons
29. Having A Party - Sam Cooke
30. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
31. Soldier Boy - Shirelles
32. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
33. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
34. Roses are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
35. Surfin' - Beach Boys
36. Don't Hang Up - the Orlons
37. Baby Its Cold Outside - Ray Charles & Betty Carter
38. 409 - Beach Boys
39. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
40. Baby, It's You - the Shirelles
41. Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
42. Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips
43. If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary
44. Little Black Book - Jimmy Dean
45. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
46. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
47. Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul & Mary
48. ... And Then There Were Drums - Sandy Nelson
49. Beechwood 4-5789 - the Marvelettes
50. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" ... Tony Bennett
Song of the Year: "What Kind of Fool Am I" ... Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Song of the Year: "The First Family" ... Vaughn Meader
Male Vocalist: Tony Bennett ... "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Female Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald ... "Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson Riddle"

Number One Song according to Billboard Magazine:

December 18, 1961 - January 12, 1962: The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
January 13 - January 26: The Twist - Chubby Checker
January 27 - February 16: Peppermint Twist - Part I - Joey Dee & the Starliters
February 17 - March 9: Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
March 10 - March 30: Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
March 31 - April 6: Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
April 7 - April 20: Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
April 21 - May 4: Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
May 5 - May 25: Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
May 26 - June 1: Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
June 2 - July 6: I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
July 7 - July 13: The Stripper - David Rose
July 14 - August 10: Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
August 11 - August 24: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
August 25 - August 31: The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
September 1 - September 14: Sheila - Tommy Roe
September 15 - October 19: Sherry - The Four Seasons
October 20 - November 2: Monster Mash - Bobby - Boris - Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
November 3 - November 16: He's A Rebel - The Crystals
November 17 - December 21: Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons
December 22, 1962 - January 11, 1963: Telstar - The Tornadoes