Date: January 15, 1962
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. Date: June 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Last Atmospheric Nuclear Test at…
Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait. Date: November 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vostok 3 Launches; Andrian Nikolayev First to Float in Microgravity, August 11, 1962American Airlines Flight 1 Crashes…
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 1962Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Published, Inspiring Environmental Movement, September 27, 1962John Glenn First American to…
The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece. Date: January 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Air France Flight 117 Crashes in Guadeloupe, Killing 112,…
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 1962Cold War U2 Spy Plane Pilot Gary Powers Exchanged for Rudolf…
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people. Date: September 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Soviet Submarine B-37 Destroyed by Fire in Polyarny, January 11, 1962Pines Express…