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20 November 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 November 1962 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Big Girls Don't Cry” by The Four Seasons.
- Top Film of 1962
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
- Bestselling Novel of 1962
- “Ship of Fools” by Katherine Anne Porter was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1962.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Beverly Hillbillies” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1962–63 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 November 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 November 1962 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 20 November
- 1959 The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
- 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
- 1969 Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
- 1974 The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.
- 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
Famous people born on November 20
- Joe Biden, American politician, 46th President of the United States (born 1942)
- Robert F. Kennedy, US Navy officer, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (1925–1968)
- Joe Walsh, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1947)
- Ming-Na Wen, Chinese-American actress (born 1963)
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Events of 1962 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 1 – The United States Navy SEALs are activated. SEAL Team One is commissioned in the Pacific Fleet and SEAL Team Two in the Atlantic Fleet.
- March 21 – The Taco Bell fast food restaurant chain is founded by Glen Bell, in Downey, California.
- April 9 – The 34th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope, is held at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' West Side Story wins ten awards, including Best Motion Picture and a joint Best Director win for Wise and Robbins.
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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