Date: May 19, 1962
The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine. Date: May 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Peter Fechter Shot Crossing Berlin Wall, August 17, 1962Huascarán Avalanche Kills…
Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. Date: July 23, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Trans-Canada Highway Officially Opens, World’s Longest National Highway July 30, 1962West Germany…
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 1962The Late Late Show Debuts on RTÉ One…
A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 – the worst crash of a DC-7. Date: March 4, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Arturo Frondizi Overthrown in Argentina…
James Meredith becomes the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Date: October 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962John Glenn First American to Orbit Earth, February 20, 1962Centralia…
Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. Date: July 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Évian Accords End Algerian War of Independence -…