Date: October 22, 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 1962Mike Mansfield Criticizes Vietnam…
The Algerian War of Independence ends. Date: March 19, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Plowshare Sedan Nuclear Test July 6, 1962Telstar First Live Transatlantic TV Broadcast with Walter Cronkite, July 23, 1962Caledonian…
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 1962John Glenn First American to Orbit Earth on February…
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Date: May 24, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algerian War of Independence Ends, March 19, 1962Prince…
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 1962Adolf Eichmann Executed in Israel for Nazi War Crimes, June 1, 1962Burma Military…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Disappears in Pacific, 107…