1962
Kennedy-era date
1962 is a year in the twentieth century, between 1961 and 1963.
Like all year numbers, it functions as a noun or adjective: the summer of 1962, a 1962 Corvette.
Years identify when events occurred, when people were born, or when things were made: My parents married in 1962.
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- nuclear brinkmanshipRisking war for leverage
- blockadeSealing off a place
Berlin Wall · NATO · Warsaw Pact · communism · capitalism · espionage · CIA · KGB
1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
First American orbiter
- Mercury programFirst US crewed spaceflight initiative
- TelstarEarly communications satellite
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
Rachel Carson · Silent Spring · environmentalism · pesticides · DDT · thalidomide · transistor · laser
- Pop ArtConsumer-culture visual movement
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
- Lawrence of ArabiaBritish liaison to Arab revolt
Andy Warhol · Bob Dylan · Dr. No · James Bond · To Kill a Mockingbird · West Side Story · Lolita · bossa nova
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
golden age · halcyon days · postwar · midcentury · Camelot · innocence · optimism · baby boomers
Kennedy
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- nuclear brinkmanshipRisking war for leverage
blockade · Berlin Wall · NATO · Warsaw Pact · communism · capitalism · espionage · CIA · KGB · détente
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
John Glenn
First American orbiter
- Mercury programFirst US crewed spaceflight initiative
- TelstarEarly communications satellite
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
NASA · Rachel Carson · Silent Spring · environmentalism · pesticides · DDT · thalidomide · transistor · laser · nuclear testing
Marilyn Monroe
- Pop ArtConsumer-culture visual movement
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
Andy Warhol · Bob Dylan · Lawrence of Arabia · Dr. No · James Bond · To Kill a Mockingbird · West Side Story · Lolita · bossa nova · Chubby Checker
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
vintage · golden age · halcyon days · postwar · midcentury · Camelot · innocence · optimism · baby boomers · recollection
- Uganda HistoryIdi Amin, Kampala, Entebbe, colonial rule, dictatorship