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What happened and who was famous in 1962? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1962.
March 5–9 – Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962: One of the ten worst storms in the United States in the 20th century occurs, killing 40 people, injuring over 1,000, and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage in six states.
Jan 4, 2010 · During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet...
May 14, 2012 · Aerial view of the Space Needle and surrounding area in Seattle in 1962. The Century 21 Exposition, also called the Seattle World's Fair, was held from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962.
Mar 28, 2024 · Cuban missile crisis, (October 1962), major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. Soviet military buildup in Cuba, 1962.
Feb 9, 2010 · This Day In History. February | 20. Choose another date. 1962. John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: NASA. From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn Jr. is...
1962 Events & Facts. Posted By: Babyboomers.com Staff On: 9/21/2020, 4:00:00 AM. What Happened in 1962? MAJOR EVENTS: Soviet missile bases detected in Cuba; President Kennedy demands their removal. The confrontation is the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. ever come to war.
