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.