Continental Airlines Flight 11 Bombing Crash Kills 45, May 22, 1962
Date: May 22, 1962
Date: May 22, 1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Date: January 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Burma Military Coup: General Ne Win Seizes Power, March 2, 1962Cold War U2 Pilot Gary Powers Exchanged for Rudolf…
The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece. Date: January 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian Independence February 5,…
Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400Β km). Date: January 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962West Germany Coastal Flooding Kills 315,…
The West Indies Federation dissolves. Date: May 31, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962U.S. Bans All Cuban Imports and Exports, February 7, 1962Soviet Kosmos 5 Satellite Launched May 28, 1962Adolf Eichmann Executed in…
Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Date: February 10, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 10 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marilyn Monroe Sings βHappy Birthdayβ to JFK at…
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 β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Ranger 3 Moon Mission Launch Misses…