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| World Events |
| World
Statistics Population: 3.136 billion population by decade Nobel Peace Prize: Linus Pauling (US) More World Statistics... |
| U.S. Events |
| U.S. Statistics President: John F. Kennedy Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Population: 186,537,737 Life expectancy: 70.1 years Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 20.2 Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 18.6 Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 4.8 More U.S. Statistics... |
| Economics |
US GDP (1998 dollars): $585.2 billion
Federal spending: $106.82 billion
Federal debt: $302.9 billion
Consumer Price Index: 30.2
Unemployment: 6.7%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
| Sports |
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Sports Links Pro Football Through the Years Pro Basketball Through the Years Pro Baseball Through the Years |
World Series
NY Yankees d. San Francisco Giants (4-3)
NBA Championship
Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3)
Stanley Cup
Toronto d. Chicago (4-2)
Wimbledon
Women: Karen Susman d. V. Sukova (6-4 6-4)
Men: Rod Laver d. M. Mulligan (6-2 6-2 6-1)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Decidedly
NCAA Basketball Championship
Cincinnati d. Ohio St. (71-59)
NCAA Football Champions
USC (11-0-0)
World Cup
Brazil d. Czechoslovakia (3-1)
| Entertainment |
| Entertainment
Awards Pulitzer Prizes
Oscars awarded in 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature: John Steinbeck (US)
Grammys awarded in 1962 Miss America: Maria Fletcher (NC) |
Events
Movies
Books
| Science |
| Nobel Prizes
in Science Chemistry: Max F. Perutz and John C. Kendrew (UK), for mapping protein molecules with X-rays Physics: Lev D. Landau (USSR), for his theories about condensed matter Physiology or Medicine: James D. Watson (US), Maurice H. F. Wilkins, and Francis H. C. Crick (both UK), for determining structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
| Deaths |