Date: December 7, 1962
The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books. Date: June 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Air France Flight 117 Crashes in Guadeloupe,…
Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. Date: March 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Japan Tests NAMC YS-11 First Postwar Aircraft August 30,…
Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days. Date: December 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Project Mercury: Scott Carpenter Orbits Earth in…
First transatlantic satellite television transmission. 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 1962Telstar First Live Transatlantic TV Broadcast with Walter Cronkite, July 23, 1962West Germany Coastal Flooding Kills 315, Destroys 60,000 Homes…
The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War. Date: November 21, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Peter Marsden Discovers Blackfriars Ships in London – September 6, 1962Ne Win…
Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment. Date: January 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Fishbowl…