Okay, ready to go....

Jul 07, 2008 20:02

I've re-watched season one of Mad Men and I'm now ready to see what the new season holds. As I understand it, the second season'll be set in 1962, which means that there are a lot of things to explore. According to Wikipedia, in 1961....

We severed diplomatic relations with Cuba
Kennedy becomes President
The Peace Corps are established
Adolf Eichmann's trial begins in Israel
The Bay of Pigs
Alan Shepherd becomes the first American in space
The Freedom Riders start, well, riding
Kennedy promises the Moon
Hemingway kills himself
The K-19 soviet submarine develops a reactor leak (not that I think they'll use it in the show, but they should....)
Fantastic Four #1 comes out
Catch-22 is published
Kennedy sends "advisers" to Vietnam
The Marshall plan expires
Barbie meets Ken

Among other things. 1962 is even more fun, with tons of fun with Cuba, Jackie Kennedy taking us on a tour of the White House, John Glenn orbits the earth, gay porn is decriminalized (lucky Salvatore), the first Wal-Mart opens, Puerto Rico comes under the US' wing, Spider-Man appears, the Beatles release Love Me Do, the first James Bond film appears, and, of course, the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I can't say how much fun this'll be, and all the things I'm just waiting to find out....

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