1962

1960's Flashback

1962

  • Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
    Jackie Robinson
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  • A game you can play on a computer? No way. Thanks, MIT.
    Spacewar
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  • On his 88th birthday, Robert Frost releases a collection of new poetry.
    In the Clearing
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  • Construction is over! Ride the rapid transit monorail in Seattle.
    Monorail Built
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  • William Gibson\'s Hellen Keller story hits the Big Screen.
    The Miracle Worker
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  • Frank Morris, and John and Clarence Anglin escape from Alcatraz using life-like decoys.
    Alcatraz Breakout
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  • Ray Charles\' \
    Hot HIt Single
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  • Known as the Gooney Bird, the R4D carries material for NASA experiments
    Fly on, Gooney Bird
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  • CBS premiers The Beverly Hillbillies, a story \
    Oil, that is. Texas tea.
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  • Comedian Johnny Carson hosts his first Tonight Show.
    H-e-e-e-r-e-s. Johnny!
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  • Marshall McLuhan\'s new book says mass media makes a global village.
    Global Village
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  • One gallon of gas costs 28 cents.
    Price at the pump
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