October 1962: the month that modern culture was born

From The Observer

 "This week sees the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first single. But as Love Me Do hit Britain's record shops, a series of issues – from the cold war to civil rights and sexual liberation – also started to shape a tumultuous decade and banish the austere mood of the 1950s."

More here, including a photo gallery. 

Damn it... it was a great time to be twenty-two years old!