British Space Programme Launches First Satellite Ariel 1 April 26, 1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Date: October 28, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago Join UN…

Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils. Date: December 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Mike Mansfield Criticizes Vietnam War Progress…

Cuban Missile Crisis begins: U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed of photos taken on October 14 by a U-2 showing nuclear missiles (the crisis will last for 13 days starting from this point). Date: October 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in…

Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people. Date: June 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War, French Government Settles May…

A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 – the worst crash of a DC-7. Date: March 4, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Aeroflot Flight 213 Mountain Crash…

Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed. Date: July 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962French-Algerian War Ends with Évian Accords Settlement, May 18,…