Ranger 3 Moon Mission Launch Misses Moon, January 26, 1962
Date: January 26, 1962
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Date: January 26, 1962
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The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. Date: April 21, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Japan Tests NAMC…
NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Aeroflot Flight 213 Mountain Crash Kills 32, September 18, 1962John Glenn First American to Orbit Earth, February…
The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962John Glenn First American to Orbit Earth on February 20, 1962Trans-Canada Highway Officially Opens,…
Nine protestors are killed at Charonne station, Paris, by French police under the command of ex-Vichy official and Parisian Prefect of Police Maurice Papon. Date: February 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Air…
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 β π Other events on July 17 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cold War…
The Yemen Arab Republic is established. Date: September 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 27 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Plowshare Sedan Nuclear Test July 6, 1962Project Mercury: Wally Schirra Launches Sigma 7 Six-Orbit Flight, October 3, 1962Marilyn…