Marilyn Monroe Found Dead from Drug Overdose, August 5, 1962
Date: August 5, 1962
Date: August 5, 1962
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Date: May 24, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban Missile Crisis: Stevenson Displays Soviet Missile Photos…
Vietnam War: Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngรด ฤรฌnh Diแปm. Date: February 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide. Date: August 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962OAS Burns…
China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War. Date: October 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 19628th World Festival of Youth and Students Begins July 28,…
Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. Date: July 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Fishbowl Ends, Final Above-Ground Nuclear Tests, November…
Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others. Date: May 29, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Dr. No, First James Bond Film…