Date: October 16, 1962
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 1962Project Mercury: Scott Carpenter Orbits Earth in Aurora 7, May…
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 1962Telstar First Live Transatlantic TV Broadcast with Walter Cronkite, July 23, 1962Burma Military Coup: General…
The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency. Date: September 25, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Arthur Lucas,…
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 1962Cuban Missile Crisis…
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 1962West Berlin Socialist Unity Party Forms Separate…
The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954. Date: March 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marilyn Monroe Sings to JFK at Madison Square Garden, May 19,…