Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian Independence February 5, 1962

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 → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Adolf Eichmann…

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 1962British Space Programme Launches First Satellite Ariel 1 April…

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 1962Project Mercury: Scott…

The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA. Date: August 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Caledonian Airways DC-7 Crash Kills 111 in Cameroon, March 4, 1962Chinese Police Fire…

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 1962Columbus Day Storm Hits Pacific Northwest,…

Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Date: July 10, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban Missile Crisis Ends: Khrushchev Orders Soviet Missile Removal, October 28, 1962Soviet Kosmos 5 Satellite…