Date: September 25, 1962
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Date: September 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962First Transatlantic Satellite Television Transmission,…
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 1962Arturo Frondizi Overthrown in Argentina Military Coup, March 29, 1962French-Algerian War Ends with Évian Accords Settlement, May…
China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War. Date: October 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Mariner 1 Launch Failure and Destruction, July 22, 1962Operation Plowshare…
James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016. Date: August 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Charonne Station Protesters Killed by French Police,…
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. Date: July 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Soviet Submarine B-37 Destroyed by Fire at Polyarny, January 11, 1962NASA Launches Mariner…
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 1962Nelson Mandela Jailed During Apartheid, August 5, 1962Dr. No, First James Bond…