September 18, 1962
That fall of 1962, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — and the Cuban Missile Crisis had just pushed the United States and Soviet Union to the edge of nuclear confrontation before Soviet cargo ships turned back from a U.S. naval blockade and the standoff began to ease. On the cultural front, The 4 Seasons were at number one with "Sherry," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was earning Emmy recognition as one of television's top comedies. The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games to claim the World Series, and that same October, astronaut Wally Schirra completed six orbits of the Earth aboard the "Sigma 7" capsule, logging nearly nine hours in space during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 18, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 18, 1962
Pentagon Weighs Expanding Forces To Avoid Call-Ups; Mcnamara, In Testimony In House, Tells Of Proposal To Meet Future Crises Notes Air Force Needs He Views World Situation In Some Ways As Worst Since The Korean War Pentagon Weighs Expanded Force
World Events — September 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 18, 1962
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1962–63 Season
Emmy Winners — 1962
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 18, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 18, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — September 18, 1962
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