Born on 1 January 1962

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What Was 1962 Like in the US?

If you were born in 1962, you came into a year when the world genuinely came within a whisker of ending.

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Life in the US in 1962

President

John F. Kennedy

Gas (per gallon)

$0.31

Loaf of Bread

$0.21

Average House

$12,900

Weekly Wage

$92

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Barack Obama4 August 1961Former PresidentView their day →Tom Cruise3 July 1962ActorView their day →Julia Roberts28 October 1967ActressView their day →Michael Jordan17 February 1963Basketball legendView their day →George Clooney6 May 1961ActorView their day →Whitney Houston9 August 1963SingerView their day →Quentin Tarantino27 March 1963DirectorView their day →Brad Pitt18 December 1963ActorView their day →Will Smith25 September 1968ActorView their day →

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