Uganda Becomes Independent Commonwealth Realm, October 9, 1962
Date: October 9, 1962
Date: October 9, 1962
American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Jamaica Bay in New York, killing 95. Date: March 1, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Pacific Northwest Cyclone Kills 46, Winds Over 150 mph, October 13, 1962Columbus…
Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity. Date: August 11, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 11 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Trans-Canada Highway Officially Opens, Worldβs Longest…
Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Date: July 10, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Charles de Gaulle Calls for Algerian Independence February 5, 1962OAS Attempts to Assassinate Charles de…
The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris β later becoming the European Space Agency. Date: June 14, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 14 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Vostok 3 Launches; Andrian Nikolayev First to Float in…
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Cuban Missile Crisis Ends: Khrushchev Orders Soviet Missile Removal, October 28, 1962Netherlands…
The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened. Date: July 30, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 30 π Events on this day in 1962 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1962Peter Fechter Shot Crossing Berlin Wall, August 17, 1962Pines Express Final Run…