Date: February 27, 1962
A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board. Date: March 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962West Berlin Socialist…
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba. Date: October 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Soviet Kosmos 5 Satellite Launched,…
James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi. Date: September 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago Join UN – September 18,…
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. Date: July 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Chinese Police Fire on Yining Protesters, Kill Five, May 29, 1962Chinese People’s Liberation…
The Algerian War of Independence ends. Date: March 19, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962US Bans All Cuban Imports and Exports, February 7, 1962Second Vatican Council Opens After 92 Years, October 11, 1962Soviet…
Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason. Date: October 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algerian War of Independence Ends, March 19, 1962Last…