OAS Attempts to Assassinate Charles de Gaulle, August 22, 1962

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 1962Marilyn Monroe Found Dead from Drug Overdose, August 5, 1962Huascarán Avalanche Kills 4,000 in Peru, January 11, 19628th World…

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 1962Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Disappears in Pacific, 107 Missing, March 16, 1962West…

Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). Date: January 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Project Mercury: Wally Schirra Launches Sigma…

During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history. Date: June 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)…

James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016. Date: August 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Nelson Mandela Jailed During Apartheid, August 5,…

The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. Date: October 28, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962U.S. Bans All Cuban Imports and Exports, February…