Date: September 13, 1962
James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016. Date: August 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Ranger 3 Moon Probe Launched, Misses Moon…
The West Indies Federation dissolves. Date: May 31, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962French-Algerian War Ends with Évian Accords Settlement, May 18, 1962Alcatraz Escape by Frank Morris and Anglin Brothers, June 11, 1962NASA…
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…
Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. Date: March 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962First Transatlantic Satellite Television Transmission, July 11, 1962Cuban Missile…
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 1962Marilyn Monroe Found Dead from Drug Overdose, August 5, 1962OAS Burns University of…
The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Fishbowl Ends, Final Above-Ground Nuclear Tests, November 4, 1962Peter Fechter Shot Crossing Berlin…