Date: February 8, 1962
Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis. Date: March 29, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962West Indies Federation…
An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. 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 1962Derveni Papyrus Discovered in Northern Greece January 15, 1962Air France Flight 007 Crash at Paris…
Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site. Date: July 17, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Plowshare…
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 1962Telstar First Communications Satellite Launches into Orbit,…
Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 crashes at Idlewild Airport, killing 25 people. Date: November 30, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Meredith Enrolls as First Black Student at Ole Miss, October 1, 1962Dr….
Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: August 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Flying Tiger Line Flight 923 Ditches in Atlantic, 28 Killed, September 23, 1962Chinese Police Fire on Yining Protesters,…