Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago Join UN – September 18, 1962

French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence. Date: February 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 Crash at Idlewild Airport, November 30, 1962James Meredith…

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 1962Soviet Kosmos 5…

Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy. Date: January 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason. Date: October 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962OAS Attempts to Assassinate Charles de Gaulle, August…

NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. Date: December 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Joseph Dresnok Defects to North Korea Across DMZ, August 15, 1962Alcatraz Escape by…

Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm. Date: October 9, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Arturo Frondizi Overthrown in Argentine Military Coup, March 29, 1962John F. Kennedy Dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, November 17,…