October 28, 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 — October 28, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 28, 1962
Russia Launches A Rocket To Mars; Vehicle To Reach Its Goal In Over Seven Months --Parking Orbit Used To Fly Past Planet Soviet Launches A Rocket To Mars 'Main Tasks' Are Listed Paris Comment Is Noted
Yemen Alerts Units To Strike At Saudis; Yemen Says Her Forces Mass For Invasion Of Saudi Arabia
Cuban Crisis: A Step-By-Step Review; Cuban Crisis: A Step-By-Step Review Of Events That Led To Naval Quarantine Soviet Build-Up Started In July U.S. Reconnaissance Flight Of Oct. 14 Provided Photo Evidence Second Week Of Crisis As Situation Passed Climax Toward An Easing Of Tension
World Events — October 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 28, 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 — October 28, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 28, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — October 28, 1962
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