Date: February 8, 1962
An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. Date: January 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962NS Savannah, First Nuclear-Powered Civilian Ship Maiden Voyage, August 20, 1962Wilt Chamberlain Sets NBA Single-Game…
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. Date: July 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962China Launches Offensives in Ladakh and McMahon Line, Sino-Indian War, October 20, 1962OAS…
Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight. Date: October 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Jamaica Gains Independence from the United Kingdom,…
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. Date: June 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962JFK Delivers “We Choose to…
The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. Date: October 13, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Pines Express Final Run on…
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 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War…