New York City Newspaper Workers Strike Begins, December 8, 1962
Date: December 8, 1962
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The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962US Bans All Cuban Imports and Exports, February 7, 1962Uganda Becomes Independent Commonwealth Realm,…
Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight. Date: October 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 3 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Trinidad and Tobago Independence Declared, August 31,…
The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. Date: April 21, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Derveni Papyrus Found…
Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star. Date: September 8, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1962 π …
Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada. Date: December 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 11 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962NASA Announces Lunar Orbit Rendezvous for Apollo Moon Landing, July 11,…
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 β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962HuascarΓ‘n Avalanche Kills 4,000 in Peru, January 11,…