Whitefish Bay High School
Class of 1962
Whitefish Bay Class of 1962
Some (mostly) fun facts about 1962:
Cost of Living in 1962
Average cost of new house: $12,500
Average income per year: $5,556
Average cost of a new car: $3,125
Eggs per dozen: 32 cents
Gas per gallon: 28 cents
Tuition to Harvard University: $1,520
Tuition to UW Madison for Wisconsin residents: approximately $250 (based on memory)
Memorable events in 1962
- The Beatles first single "Love Me Do" is released.
- The Rolling Stones make their debut at London's Marquee Club
- Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy, one of her last public appearances before her death later that year
- Marvel's Spider-Man superhero made his first appearance in a comic.
- Dr. No, the first James Bond film, premieres at the London Pavilion, starring Sean Connery.
- Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is released.
- John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
- The world's first commercial communications satellite, AT&T's Telstar, is launched into orbit
- The first black student, James Meredith, registers at the University of Mississippi, escorted by federal marshals.
- The first Walmart opened.
- Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson two minutes into the first round of his fight for the boxing world title in Chicago.