Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Back to the Future 1962


That was the year when...
Marilyn Monroe died in suspicious circumstances in Los Angeles
Brazil won the football world cup (in Chile)
Popular TV Comic Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth
Nazi mass murderer Adolf Eichmann was Hanged in Israel

About 1962
1962 is the year that the first Television satellite pictures were seen in America using the Telstar satellite. The James Bond legend hit the big screen and the Americans caught up with Russia by putting their own man in space.

You have been watching
The Lucy Show
The Bruce Forsyth Show
Steptoe & Son

At The cinema
Lawrence of Arabia (Best Film Oscar)
Dr No
That Was The Week That Was
The Longest Day
Merrill's Marauders

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