Date: October 27, 1962
The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. Date: October 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Last Atmospheric Nuclear Test at…
US President John F. Kennedy delivers his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University. Date: September 12, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Yemen Arab Republic Established September 27, 1962NASA…
The Great Sheffield Gale impacts the United Kingdom, killing nine people; the city of Sheffield is devastated, with 150,000 homes damaged. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Centralia Mine Fire Ignites…
The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency. Date: June 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vostok 3 Launches; Andrian Nikolayev First to Float in…
Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes. Date: February 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban…
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…