Date: September 8, 1962
President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region. Date: November 17, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962New York City Newspaper Workers Strike Begins, December 8, 1962Alcatraz Escape…
James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi. Date: September 20, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Caledonian Airways DC-7 Crash Kills 111 in Cameroon, March 4, 1962Flying…
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 1962Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian…
NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Algeria Proclaimed People’s Democratic Republic, Ferhat Abbas Elected President – September 25, 1962Aeroflot Flight 213 Mountain Crash…
The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1. Date: April 26, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1962The Late Late Show Debuts on RTÉ One July 6, 1962Columbus Day Storm Hits…
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 1962James Meredith Barred from University of Mississippi, September…