Date: February 16, 1962
An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. Date: January 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Wilt Chamberlain Sets NBA Single-Game Scoring Record, 100 Points – March 2, 1962Alcatraz Escape by…
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 1962Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian Independence February 5, 1962Vietnam War: RVAF Pilots Bomb Saigon Independence Palace, Failed…
Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa. Date: January 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Dr. No, First James Bond Film Released…
Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm. Date: October 9, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algeria Independence Proclaimed After War with France, July 5, 1962Western Samoa Independence from New Zealand, Renamed Independent State of…
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Date: September 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962That Was the Week That…
Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. Date: August 17, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Court Orders University of Mississippi to Admit James Meredith…