Évian Accords End Algerian War of Independence – March 18, 1962

As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place. Date: July 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962NASA Launches Relay 1, First Active Repeater Communications Satellite December 13, 1962Cuban Missile…

Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: August 6, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Air France Flight 007 Crash at Paris Orly Airport, June 3, 1962First Transatlantic Satellite Television Transmission, July 11,…

Nine protestors are killed at Charonne station, Paris, by French police under the command of ex-Vichy official and Parisian Prefect of Police Maurice Papon. Date: February 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban…

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 1962West Berlin Socialist Unity Party Forms Separate Party November…

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 1962Great Sheffield Gale Devastates UK, Kills…