Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Disappears in Pacific, 107 Missing – March 16, 1962
Date: March 16, 1962
Date: March 16, 1962
A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday". Date: May 19, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin. Date: November 24, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962OAS…
China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War. Date: October 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Western Samoa Independence from New Zealand, Renamed Independent State of…
Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962West Indies Federation Dissolves May 31, 1962Algerian…
NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit. Date: December 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vietnam War: RVAF Pilots Bomb Saigon Independence Palace, Failed Diแปm Assassination, February 27,…
Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place. Date: January 12, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1962 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Western Samoa Independence from New Zealand,…