Continental Airlines Flight 11 Bombing Crash Kills 45, May 22, 1962

The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened. Date: July 30, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Burma Military Coup: General Ne Win Seizes Power, March 2, 1962Chinese Police…

Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear explosion at orbital altitudes. Date: July 9, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Der Spiegel Exposes Bundeswehr Weakness, Sparks Treason Accusations October 8, 1962Vietnam War: Operation…

Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes in Unionville, Missouri after bombs explode on board, killing 45. Date: May 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962OAS Attempts to Assassinate Charles de Gaulle, August 22, 1962Flying…

An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university. Date: September 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962French-Algerian War Ends with…

Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 crashes at Idlewild Airport, killing 25 people. Date: November 30, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Der Spiegel Exposes Bundeswehr Weakness, Sparks Treason Accusations October 8, 1962NASA Announces Advanced…

Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people. Date: September 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962That Was the Week That Was Premieres on TV, November 24, 1962Marvel…