How many years ago was 1962?

How long ago was 1962?

To put into perspective how long ago 1962 was:

• A person who turned 21 in 1962 is now 83 years of age.
• The teenagers that existed in 1962 are now 75–81 years old.
• Six decades have passed since then.
• John F. Kennedy was still alive.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 92 inches since 1962.
• There have been roughly 3,224 weekends since then.
• Names such as the Rolling Stones, Clint Eastwood, Sonny & Cher, Marvin Gaye, the Beach Boys, and the Supremes were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens, "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, "Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee & The Starliters, "Duke Of Earl" by Gene Chandler, "Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel, and "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" by Connie Francis.
• Films such as "Mutiny on the Bounty", "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm", "The Longest Day", "The Manchurian Candidate", "The Music Man", and "That Touch of Mink" were playing at movie theaters in 1962.
• Nobody knew what a lava lamp was.
• The Earth has travelled 279 billion miles through space since 1962.
• Video game consoles did not exist in 1962.
• People were using rotary phones.
• Pocket calculators didn't exist.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 155 centimeters since 1962.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 124–186 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 248 seasons of weather.
• The vast majority of households did not have smoke detectors in 1962.