17 events found for 1962
The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle
Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business
A fire at a landfill in Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread to an abandoned coal mine, where it continues burning today
One of the most violent football matches took place at the World Cup as Chile defeated Italy in a group match
American criminals Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz Island, one of the United States'
Following student protests at Rangoon University, Burmese general Ne Win ordered the demolition of the historic…
The United States conducted the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test, the largest nuclear explosion in outer space.
In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los…
The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his cabinet.
American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los…
The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
An assassination attempt orchestrated by the OAS takes place against Charles de Gaulle, although he is uninjured.
French president Charles de Gaulle delivered his "speech to the German youth" to 20,000 people in the courtyard of…
NASA announced the Next Nine astronauts selected for the purpose of landing on the moon.
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashed into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.