Date: September 6, 1962
Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile. Date: October 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day…
Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others. Date: May 29, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962John Glenn First American to Orbit…
Independence of Rwanda and Burundi. Date: July 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Adolf Eichmann Executed in Israel for War Crimes, June 1, 1962Telstar First Communications Satellite Launches into Orbit, July 10, 1962Frances…
The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War. Date: November 21, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Rudolf Anderson Shot Down in Cuban Missile Crisis, October 27, 1962Cuban Missile…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962James Meredith Barred…
Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. Date: February 10, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Marilyn Monroe Sings “Happy Birthday” to JFK at…