Date: February 16, 1962
The West Indies Federation dissolves. Date: May 31, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Aeroflot Flight 213 Mountain Crash Kills 32, September 18, 1962Continental Airlines Flight 11 Bombing Crash Kills 45, May 22, 1962NASA…
The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain. Date: October 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban Missile Crisis Begins:…
The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. Date: October 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962John Glenn First American to…
Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy. Date: January 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: August 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War of Independence – March 18, 1962Derveni Papyrus Found in Northern Greece, Europe’s Oldest…
Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. Date: July 23, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962American Airlines Flight 1 Crashes in Jamaica Bay, Killing 95, March 1,…