Der Spiegel Exposes Bundeswehr Weakness, Sparks Treason Accusations October 8, 1962
Date: October 8, 1962
Date: October 8, 1962
Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses. Date: June 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962British Space…
Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-Γ -Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people. Date: June 22, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Trinidad and Tobago Independence Declared, August 31, 1962Peter Fechter…
NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. Date: December 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cold War U2 Pilot Gary Powers Exchanged for Rudolf Abel, February 10, 1962Peter Marsden…
Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation. Date: November 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day…
The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine. Date: May 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962NASA Launches Mariner 2 Unmanned Mission to Venus August 27, 1962Mike…
The Γvian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954. Date: March 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Great Sheffield Gale Devastates UK, Kills 9, Destroys 150,000 Homes February…