1962
From top to bottom, left to right: The Cuban Missile Crisis brings the world to the brink of nuclear war; astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7; actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in Los Angeles; the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile sees Brazil defeat Czechoslovakia; the Sino-Indian War erupts along the Himalayan border; the Ole Miss riot of 1962 breaks out over James Meredith’s enrollment; Telstar enables the first live transatlantic TV broadcast; the Évian Accords end the Algerian War, granting Algeria independence; and Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game.
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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. The major American retailers Walmart, Kmart, and Target open their first stores.