Date: October 25, 1962
Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. Date: July 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place. Date: January 12, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Continental Airlines Flight 11 Bombing Crash…
Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin. Date: November 24, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Frances…
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)…
Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation. Date: October 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this…
In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics. Date: July 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This…