1962 the year my uncle Leroy was born

• Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is exhibited in the US for the first time – 4 votes
• Mafioso Lucky Luciano dies at the Naples Airport – 0 votes
• US trade embargo against Cuba – 0 votes
• John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth – 3 votes
• 3 prisoners escape from Alcatrez, no evidence exists that support them surviving the swim – 1 vote
• The Rolling Stones debut – 6 votes
• Marilyn Monroe found dead – 4 votes
• Nelson Mandela arrested in South Africa for incitement to rebellion – 3 votes
• The Beatles signed by Parlaphone – 0 votes

1962 in music

• She’s Got You – Patsy Cline – 5 votes
• Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You – Connie Francis – 1 vote