Date: January 15, 1962
Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear explosion at orbital altitudes. Date: July 9, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962British Space Programme Launches First Satellite Ariel 1 April 26, 1962James Joseph Dresnok…
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 1962Chinese Police Fire on Yining Protesters, Kill Five, May 29, 1962Burma Army Coup Led by General Ne Win March…
Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba. Date: October 25, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962OAS Attempts to Assassinate Charles de…
The Great Sheffield Gale impacts the United Kingdom, killing nine people; the city of Sheffield is devastated, with 150,000 homes damaged. Date: February 16, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962NASA Announces Advanced Saturn…
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Date: January 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Caledonian Airways DC-7 Crash Kills 111 in Cameroon, March 4, 1962Cold War U2 Pilot Gary Powers Exchanged for Rudolf…
Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait. Date: November 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Operation Plowshare Sedan Nuclear Test July 6, 1962Telstar First Communications Satellite Launches into Orbit, July 10, 1962Marilyn…