Date: August 7, 1962
Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others. Date: May 29, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marvel Comics Publishes First Issue of…
The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. Date: February 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Uganda Becomes Independent Commonwealth Realm, October 9, 1962Project Mercury: Scott Carpenter Orbits Earth in Aurora 7,…
The Soviet Kosmos 5 satellite is launched. Date: May 28, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Arturo Frondizi Overthrown in Argentina Military Coup, March 29, 1962OAS Burns University of Algiers Library, Destroying 500,000 Books,…
The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: December 25, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Jamaica Gains Independence from the…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Joseph Dresnok Defects to North…
First transatlantic satellite television transmission. Date: July 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962The Beatles Release “Love Me Do” in Britain — October 5, 1962Air France Flight 117 Crashes in Guadeloupe, Killing 112,…