Wilt Chamberlain Sets NBA Single-Game Scoring Record with 100 Points, March 2, 1962
Date: March 2, 1962
Date: March 2, 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 β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Joseph Dresnok…
Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes in Unionville, Missouri after bombs explode on board, killing 45. Date: May 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Nelson Mandela Jailed During Apartheid, August 5, 1962Peter Marsden Discovers…
American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose. Date: August 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Γvian Accords End Algerian War, French Government Settles May 18, 1962Chinese…
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 β π Other events on December 8 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Meredith Enrolls as First Black Student…
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 β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Rwanda and Burundi Independence, July 1, 1962Western Samoa Gains…
Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. Date: July 23, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 23 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Kuwait National Assembly Ratifies Constitution of Kuwait, November 11, 1962Flying Tiger Line…