Cold War U2 Spy Plane Pilot Gary Powers Exchanged for Rudolf Abel, February 10, 1962

The Great Sheffield Gale impacts the United Kingdom, killing nine people; the city of Sheffield is devastated, with 150,000 homes damaged. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962French-Algerian War Ends with…

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 1962FIFA World Cup Violent Chile vs Italy Match June 2, 1962Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring…

Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place. Date: January 12, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vietnam War: RVAF Pilots Bomb Saigon…

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 1962Dr. No, First James Bond Film Released…

Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). Date: January 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marvel Comics Publishes First Incredible Hulk…