8th World Festival of Youth and Students Begins July 28, 1962
Date: July 28, 1962
Date: July 28, 1962
Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: August 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 6 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Project Mercury: Scott Carpenter Orbits Earth in Aurora 7, May 24, 1962HuascarΓ‘n Avalanche Kills 4,000 in Peru, January…
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba. Date: October 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 14 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Ranger 3 Moon Probe Launched,…
Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Derveni Papyrus Discovered in Northern Greece January…
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. Date: June 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962China Launches Offensives in Ladakh…
NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Plowshare Sedan Nuclear Test July 6, 1962Telstar First Live Transatlantic TV Broadcast with Walter Cronkite, July…
Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place. Date: January 12, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962British Space Programme Launches First Satellite…