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1962 was the year the Nordland Railway reached Bodø. The world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and The Beatles had their breakthrough with “Love Me Do.” The mining accident in Kings Bay on Svalbard triggered the biggest political crisis in Norway since WWII, and 15-year-old Wenche Myhre became a star with «Katta vår». Three Norwegians who helped define the year comment on its events . The Nordic region’s best gymnast, Åge Storhaug, acted as a courier through the Berlin Wall while studying in Germany. Ada Haug began hosting youth programs on TV, and Knut Eide won over moviegoers as "Bodø" in the film Stompa & Co.