Alitalia Flight 771 Crashes in Junnar, India, Killing 94 July 7, 1962

A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board. Date: March 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vietnam War: RVAF…

NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vasily Arkhipov Averts Nuclear War by Refusing Nuclear Torpedo Fire, October 27, 1962Great Sheffield Gale Devastates UK,…

By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war. Date: October 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marvel Comics Publishes First Incredible…

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 1962Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago Join UN – September 18, 1962Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Crashes in Turkey, March 8,…

Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa. Date: January 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Wilt Chamberlain Sets NBA Single-Game Scoring Record…

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 1962The Beatles Release “Love Me Do” in Britain — October 5, 1962Wilt Chamberlain…