Date: October 16, 1962
During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history. Date: June 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1962NASA Announces Lunar Orbit Rendezvous…
The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. Date: October 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962John F. Kennedy Dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport,…
The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" 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 1962Air France Flight 117 Crashes in Guadeloupe, Killing 112, June 22, 1962Cuban Missile Crisis:…
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 1962Ranger 3 Moon Mission Launch Misses Moon, January 26, 1962Last…
The OAS attempts to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. Date: August 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Great Sheffield Gale Devastates UK, Kills 9, Destroys 150,000 Homes February 16, 1962Algerian War of…