1962: Difference between revisions

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 15: Line 15:
* Jim Henson's Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins" began appearing in advertisements for [[Red Diamond]].
* Jim Henson's Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins" began appearing in advertisements for [[Red Diamond]].
* Former Coasters member [[Bobby Nunn]] founded "Bobby Nunn's Coasters".
* Former Coasters member [[Bobby Nunn]] founded "Bobby Nunn's Coasters".
* [[Hugo Black]] wrote a decision in ''Engel v. Vitale'' declaring state-sanctioned prayer in public schools unconstitutional.
* [[Cullman]]'s [[Saint Bernard College]] dropped its college preparatory program.
* [[Cullman]]'s [[Saint Bernard College]] dropped its college preparatory program.
* The [[FBI Birmingham Division]] from the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Building]] to the [[2121 Building]].
* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
Line 71: Line 69:
* The [[Birmingham Police Department]] passed out leaflets of traffic regulations with the slogan "[[It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham]]" rather than tickets for minor traffic offenders.
* The [[Birmingham Police Department]] passed out leaflets of traffic regulations with the slogan "[[It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham]]" rather than tickets for minor traffic offenders.
* A group of citizens successfully petitioned the [[Bessemer Board of Education]] not to construct a school in [[DeBardeleben Park]].
* A group of citizens successfully petitioned the [[Bessemer Board of Education]] not to construct a school in [[DeBardeleben Park]].
* The [[FBI Birmingham Division]] from the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Building]] to the [[2121 Building]].
* [[November 6]]: [[1962 general election]]: [[George Wallace]] was elected to the first of four terms as [[Governor of Alabama]] and [[Birmingham]] voters approved a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[November 6]]: [[1962 general election]]: [[George Wallace]] was elected to the first of four terms as [[Governor of Alabama]] and [[Birmingham]] voters approved a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[Hugo Black]] wrote a decision in ''Engel v. Vitale'' declaring state-sanctioned prayer in public schools unconstitutional.


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
Line 230: Line 230:


==Context==
==Context==
In 1962
In 1962 The U.S. imposed a trade embargo against Cuba and later withstood the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first [[Wal-Mart]] and [[K-Mart]] discount stores appeared. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected prime minister of India. The Century 21 World's Fair was held in Seattle, Washington, featuring the Space Needle. Adolf Eichmann was hanged for his war crimes. Scores of Atlanta, Georgia's civic and cultural leaders were killed in the crash of Air Flight France 007. Three men escaped from Alcatraz Island. Spider-Man made his first appearance in Marvel comics. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do". President Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. African-American James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi. The Second Vatican Council was held. New York's newspaper staffers went on strike.


Top grossing films of 1962
Top grossing films of 1962 included ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''The Longest Day'', ''In Search of the Castaways'', ''That Touch of Mink'', and ''The Music Man''. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft won Oscars for their roles in ''The Miracle Worker'' and Gregory Peck won Best Actor for portraying Atticus Finch in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', which also featured Robert Duvall in his film debut.


Notable books published in 1962
Notable books published in 1962 included ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' by Ray Bradbury, ''A Clockwork Orange'' by Anthony Burgess, ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' by Ian Fleming, ''The Thin Red Line'' by James Jones, ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' by Ken Kesey, ''Silent Spring'' by Rachel Carson, ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' by Thomas Kuhn, ''A Wrinkle in Time'' by Madeleine L'Engle, and ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature.


Popular music in 1962
Popular music in 1962 included the pop hits "Return to Sender" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley and "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles. The year marked the first recordings by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer won Grammys for best song and best album for "Moon River".


Notable births in 1962 included  
Notable births in 1962 included comedians Jim Carrey, Jon Stewart and Craig Ferguson; evangelist Creflo Dollar; actors Wesley Snipes, Tom Cruise, Ralph Fiennes, Cary Elwes, Demi Moore, Matthew Broderick and Jodie Foster; rapper MC Hammer; singers Clint Black, Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi, Paula Adbul, Taylor Dayne and Sheryl Crow; authors Chuck Palahniuk and David Foster Wallace; reality show hosts Steve Irwin and Mike Rowe; athletes Darryl Strawberry, Jerry Rice, Doug Flutie, Clyde Drexler, Herschel Walker, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; and directors David Fincher and Baz Luhrmann.


Notable deaths included  
Notable deaths included actress Marilyn Monroe, gangster Lucky Luciano, musician Stewart Sutcliffe, poet E. E. Cummings, physicist Neils Bohr, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, painter Yves Klein, authors William Faulkner, Herman Hesse and Georges Bataille, and director Tod Browning


{{Decade box|196|195|197}}
{{Decade box|196|195|197}}
[[Category:1962|*]]
[[Category:1962|*]]

Revision as of 13:39, 26 November 2013

1962 was the 91st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights Movement

Main article: Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham

Business

Government

Religion

Sports

Works

Buildings

Bank for Savings Building, opened in 1962

Individuals

Births

Bo Jackson, born in 1962

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1962

Context

In 1962 The U.S. imposed a trade embargo against Cuba and later withstood the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first Wal-Mart and K-Mart discount stores appeared. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected prime minister of India. The Century 21 World's Fair was held in Seattle, Washington, featuring the Space Needle. Adolf Eichmann was hanged for his war crimes. Scores of Atlanta, Georgia's civic and cultural leaders were killed in the crash of Air Flight France 007. Three men escaped from Alcatraz Island. Spider-Man made his first appearance in Marvel comics. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do". President Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. African-American James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi. The Second Vatican Council was held. New York's newspaper staffers went on strike.

Top grossing films of 1962 included Lawrence of Arabia, The Longest Day, In Search of the Castaways, That Touch of Mink, and The Music Man. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft won Oscars for their roles in The Miracle Worker and Gregory Peck won Best Actor for portraying Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which also featured Robert Duvall in his film debut.

Notable books published in 1962 included Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, The Thin Red Line by James Jones, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Popular music in 1962 included the pop hits "Return to Sender" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley and "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles. The year marked the first recordings by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer won Grammys for best song and best album for "Moon River".

Notable births in 1962 included comedians Jim Carrey, Jon Stewart and Craig Ferguson; evangelist Creflo Dollar; actors Wesley Snipes, Tom Cruise, Ralph Fiennes, Cary Elwes, Demi Moore, Matthew Broderick and Jodie Foster; rapper MC Hammer; singers Clint Black, Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi, Paula Adbul, Taylor Dayne and Sheryl Crow; authors Chuck Palahniuk and David Foster Wallace; reality show hosts Steve Irwin and Mike Rowe; athletes Darryl Strawberry, Jerry Rice, Doug Flutie, Clyde Drexler, Herschel Walker, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; and directors David Fincher and Baz Luhrmann.

Notable deaths included actress Marilyn Monroe, gangster Lucky Luciano, musician Stewart Sutcliffe, poet E. E. Cummings, physicist Neils Bohr, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, painter Yves Klein, authors William Faulkner, Herman Hesse and Georges Bataille, and director Tod Browning

1960s
<< 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 >>
Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works
Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=1962&oldid=97583"