US Bans All Cuban Imports and Exports, February 7, 1962
Date: February 7, 1962
Date: February 7, 1962
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 1962Turkish Airlines Fokker F27…
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 1962Adolf Eichmann Executed in Israel for Nazi…
Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Date: July 10, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algeria Proclaimed People’s Democratic Republic, Ferhat Abbas Elected President – September 25, 1962Starfish Prime Nuclear…
President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region. Date: November 17, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban Missile Crisis Begins as Soviet Missiles Are Spotted in Cuba,…
Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide. Date: August 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962The Late…
The West Indies Federation dissolves. Date: May 31, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marvel Comics Publishes First Incredible Hulk Issue May 10, 1962Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: RI Macan Tutul Sunk in Arafura Sea,…