Class of 1962
1962
Price of a Gallon of Gas: $ .31
Average In-State CA College Tuition: Free
Price of a Big Mac: It didn’t exist yet!
What was new in innovation, culture and education?
The Oral Polio Vaccine, the first video game: Spacewar and Audio cassettes.
The first Beatles single was released. The first Walmart opened. Spiderman made his first appearance.
In the case of Engel v. Vitale, the U. S. Supreme Court rules that the state of New York's Regents prayer violates the First Amendment. Similar cases follow, further limiting prayer in public school.